Tory conference: workfare and pacts
George Osborne is selling a massive extension of workfare as a way to “help (the long-term unemployed) into work.” But is that what the projects tried so far prove and do they save the state money?
George Osborne is selling a massive extension of workfare as a way to “help (the long-term unemployed) into work.” But is that what the projects tried so far prove and do they save the state money?
A lot of people were surprised at David Cameron’s decision to bring forward the Help to Buy 2 scheme, least of all his Business Secretary Vince Cable. But will the results of this decision be more alarming?
The battle lines are drawn up on Europe at the Conservative Party conference. David Cameron promises to put the brakes on European integration, and takes aim at the European Convention on Human Rights.
Ukip holds the balance of power in the next election… how can David Cameron win over the “f*** off voters”? And that’s not his only problem.
The Tories are back in Manchester. Political Correspondent Michael Crick looks at the challenges facing David Cameron and his team ahead of tomorrow’s party conference.
David Cameron proposes rewarding marriage with a tax cut – worth £200 a year to four million couples. But it won’t go to everyone. Who gets the £3.85 a week marriage bonus?
Boris Johnson stands ready to parachute into a safe seat soon after the 2015 election if David Cameron fails to stay in power and is then ready to run for the Tory leadership in opposition.
Polling research by Iposos MORI for Channel 4 News shows the Labour Party trails the Tories on economic credibility, and that the Liberal Democrats claim to be a “party of government” is not believed.
Labour will abolish the “bedroom tax” and “strengthen the minimum wage” Ed Miliband says as he delivers a speech on the streets of Brighton on the eve of his partys annual conference.
Nick Clegg’s fundamental message was that coalition could and should be here for good. He described it as “now accepted as the norm.” No other options are viable for the Lib Dems.
As schools are told to avoid branded uniforms, Channel 4 News asks if uniforms are still seen a sign of identity or an unwelcome expense for hard-pressed parents.
Monday’s UN inspectors’ report on the alleged chemical weapons attack outside Damascus will confirm that poison gas was used, according to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.
A sixth form college drops its controversial ban on Muslim face veils, following a report by Channel 4 News and a threatened demonstration by hundreds of pupils.
A newly bespectacled David Cameron claims US Secretary of State John Kerry’s comments that Syria could turn over its arsenal of chemical weapons to international control was discussed at the G20.
George Osborne says austerity measures pursued by the government are leading to economic recovery, while Labour argues that ordinary families have been left worse off.