At last, manifestos! But few takers

People want better services, but the manifestos are obsessed with caution or cutting taxes says Jim in his latest blog. He also reflects on business giving a thumbs down to the right wing lurch in Europe.

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A week in America | 7 June 2024

This week, new rules to cap immigration and return enforcement powers to the police and immigration officials have been proposed in America. What might surprise readers is who is behind these new moves… Martin explores the vexed issue of migration and border control…

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Slow reply to Sunak zinger

Jim thinks Keir Starmer was slow off the mark in rebutting the Prime Minister’s £2000 Labour tax rise claim. He also looks at the big constituency boundary shake up in Cheshire and Lancashire.

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TAXING TV

In this weeks blog, Jo Phillips reflects on the highs and lows of ITV’s live debate between Kier Starmer and Rishi Sunak in the run up to the General Election.

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The Generation Game

Pitching older people against younger ones is callous, shortsighted and cynical. If the Tories have nothing to offer young people apart from a half baked national service scheme, they will eventually run out of voters…

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