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Government U-turns: positive or destructive?
The Coalition’s u-turns show they will listen to the public – or are they a sign of a Government being shoved off course, asks Gary Gibbon.
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Labour win the by-election in Barnsley Central, one of the party’s safest seats. But the Liberal Democrats slide to sixth place behind UKIP, the British National Party and a local independent.
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The Coalition’s u-turns show they will listen to the public – or are they a sign of a Government being shoved off course, asks Gary Gibbon.
The Government unveils its Welfare Bill, hailing it as the biggest reform of the benefits system since its inception. But Channel 4 News hears from people who remain worried by the changes.
The Government unveils its Welfare Bill, hailing it as the biggest reform of the benefits system since its inception. But Channel 4 News hears from people who remain worried by the changes.
The Big Society will need the backing of big businesses and “corporate giving”, but as yet there are no signs of Victorian style philanthropists, writes Faisal Islam.
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