The Freedom of Information Act has just one problem: it doesn’t go far enough
Tom Brake explains why he's calling for freedom of information to be extended further.
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What are statutory instruments, and do they show “contempt for democracy”?
A parliamentary device that can stop MPs voting on controversial bills.
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The Beckett Report won’t help Labour win the next election
There is something for everyone in Margaret Beckett's autopsy into Labour's defeat..
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The Conservative plan for higher education is simple: it’s to sell it off
Scrapping maintenance grants is part of a long process, warns Michael Chessum.
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The Conservatives’ scrapping of the maintenance grant are an opportunity tax, nothing more
This is an assault on aspiration, an assault on opportunity, and an assault on those who want to get on…
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Even if Universal Credit is eventually implemented, most will now lose out
Frank Field's new report shows how the benefits of a programme hailed as revolutionary will be almost non-existent.
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David Cameron’s approach: cut a public service, then demand to know why people aren’t using it
Now, instead of being prevented from learning English by your family, you can instead be stopped by George Osborne.
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Labour’s thinking on Europe has to be about more than just “staying In“
Labour cannot leave the question of reforming the EU to the right.
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