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Chancellors debate – all very reasonable so far
All very reasonable so far in the Channel 4 chancellors debate, blogs Gary Gibbon.
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All very reasonable so far in the Channel 4 chancellors debate, blogs Gary Gibbon.
With students now graduating with thousands of pounds of debt, the six-figure salaries of some university bosses have become a matter of hot debate. Today universities minister Jo Johnson outlined plans for a crackdown. Vice chancellors who pay themselves more than £150,000 will have to justify their yearly pay and the number of staff earning…
In a wide ranging debate the incoming Bank of England governor says he is open to changing UK monetary policy, but that he favours flexible inflation targets – and defends his £800,000 pay packet.
On the day after the final leaders debate, Gary Gibbon analyses the significance of the post-debate poll results.
Jon Snow blogs on how he believes the leaders’ debate is cutting voters and journalists’ access to the party leaders – and Americanising UK politics.
Alastair Campbell plays David Cameron. Chris Huhne is Gordon Brown. Michael Gove plays Adam Boulton. There’s a debate you’d like to watch. Alas these are private events being played out in the rehearsal rooms of our main party leaders. Gordon Brown has upset some in the team who thought there was a window in the…
Channel 4 News FactCheck examines the claims in Ask the Chancellors.
About five minutes after Channel 4’s Ask the Chancellors debate had ended, Britain’s first ever “spin room” was invaded by a phalanx of sharp-suited Conservatives, blogs Faisal Islam.
FactCheck looks at a range of statements from the “Ask the Chancellors” debate on Channel 4
Our online poll finds Vince Cable the winner as he joins Alistair Darling to condemn George Osborne’s proposed tax cuts in Channel 4’s ground-breaking Ask the Chancellors debate.
The Lib Dems’ Vince Cable wins the chancellors debate – but then nobody initiated a gang-up on him, blogs Gary Gibbon.
Gary Gibbon blogs from the Ask the Chancellors debate
David Cameron and Nick Clegg have sung the praises of Coalition Government and backed Vince Cable, despite his comments to reporters that he had the “nuclear option” of walking out if pushed too far.
Economics editor Faisal Islam analyses Business Secretary Vince Cable’s principles – and whether they pose a threat to his participation in the coalition government.
FactCheck takes a closer look at Child Tax Credits and where each of the parties stand on this benefit.