On May 5th, alongside the local council elections taking place nationwide, there will be a referendum vote on the proposed change to an AV system to replace First Past The Post for general elections. But does anyone REALLY understand what the change entails? The main argument for the change to AV is that it will [...]
Posts Tagged ‘coalition’
Alternative Vote – Are People Confusing What It Actually Is?
Posted: January 6, 2011 in UncategorizedTags: alternative vote, av, coalition, election, first past the post, fptp, Labour
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Does Anyone Still Believe The Coalition Is Doing The Right Thing?
Posted: January 2, 2011 in PoliticsTags: Cameron, coalition, Debt, Deficit, Politics, Spending, tories
First of all, Happy New Year to all my readers, hope you had a great time and best of luck for the year ahead. January 1st 2011 saw the rise in fuel duty (unchanged by George Osborne in his emergency budget after the election). The 0.76p rise in fuel duty, combined with a VAT rise [...]
Tuition Fees – Who Benefits, Who Pays?
Posted: December 10, 2010 in PoliticsTags: Cable, Cameron, Clegg, coalition, Conservatives, Labour, lib dems, Miliband, students, tuition fees
Okay, so by the narrowest of margins,the Coalition Government got its proposals through the House Of Commons. Lucky for Nick Clegg, who had a face like a wet kitten before the vote…
D-Day For Lib Dems – And Nick Clegg Puts His Foot Right In It
Posted: December 8, 2010 in PoliticsTags: Cameron, Clegg, coalition, Labour, lib dems, Miliband, tories, tuition fees
Prime Minister’s Questions today was an interesting affair. It started out slowly with the usual procedural question and one regarding UAV defence plans, easily knocked off the bat by David Cameron. It was when Ed Miliband came to the despatch box that things began to get a little interesting.
Naughty Nick Tells Massive Lie During Election
Posted: November 13, 2010 in PoliticsTags: Cameron, Clegg, coalition, Conservatives, election, lib dems, lies, students, tuition fees
Today, The Guardian Newspaper revealed that before May’s General Election, the Liberal Democrats held secret meetings aimed at agreeing coalition terms in the likelihood of a hung parliament. During these meetings, the planned pledge on University tuition fees was discussed and it was acknowledged that the Lib Dem pledge to cut tuition fees would have [...]
Tuition Fees – Why The Coalition Government Has Got It Badly Wrong
Posted: November 3, 2010 in PoliticsTags: budget, coalition, cuts, lib dems, tories, universities
On Wednesday 3rd November the Coalition’s plans for university tuition fees were announced. From 2012 universities will be forced to rely on fees for course funding as opposed to state support, with a two-tier cap system being brought in. The cap will be set at £6000, with a second cap of £9000 for those universities [...]
