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Sandy is Dead: Watch the Councils

Submitted by Alex on Sat, 16/07/2011 - 16:22

You might think there was some sort of major political crisis on. Prime Minister's Questions has become a thing of spooks, dodgy private investigators, IMSI-catchers, and dangerous redheads. MPs Dennis Skinner and Graham Stuart have been agreeing. At long last, it's a House of Commons like me.

If all the Murdoch, all the time is beginning to pall, how about a quick trip to the latest Coalition policy crash site?

Economic Self-Harm: The Industrial Anti-Strategy

Submitted by Alex on Mon, 20/06/2011 - 23:04

The Financial Times's How to Spend It advocates buying a small northern industrial town for little Jonty's train set...hold on.

No. Actually, its Westminster Blog covers the decision to give the Thameslink contract to Siemens, with punch:

Housing Benefit Links

Submitted by Alex on Sun, 31/10/2010 - 14:51

An extremely valuable comment on Dave Hill's blog provides a wealth of data, including a link to the official rate-card that determines how much housing benefit you get by location.

What's That Coming Over The Hill, Is It A Pauper?

Submitted by Tom on Sun, 24/10/2010 - 19:01

Turning the stabprin telescope around, the view from outside the capital is, according to the Home Counties Bible of the Mail, unsettled:

Residents in the Home Counties have been told to brace themselves for an influx of tens of thousands of poor families, driven out of London by reforms to housing benefit.

Creating facts on the ground

Submitted by Alex on Sun, 24/10/2010 - 13:36

Questions someone should be asking in the House:

What effect does the Government forecast the departure of 200,000 people from London will have on the electoral map? And how much taxpayers' money is going to B&Bs as a result?

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