As expected, chancellor George Osborne pulled a handful of small rabbits out of his hat as he announced his pre-electoral budget. Lowering the tax allowance, cutting taxes to middle-income earners together…
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George Osborne has delivered his fifth and final budget before the general election. Our academic experts respond.
Nick Clegg reckons Britain could have gone the way of its struggling European neighbour but for the coalition’s cuts. But does the claim stand up?
The Tory chairman has been earning extra on the side – a lot like many other politicians.
There is little appetite in Europe for substantive discussion of the UK’s place in the EU.
Don’t believe everything you hear before polling day.
While party leaders shun direct engagement on Twitter, other MPs are really engaged
The news today that Ed Milband has ruled out forming a coalition with the SNP may come too late to limit the impact of the latest Tory attempt to illustrate that the Labour leader is a political lightweight…
The chancellor has announced a voter-friendly annuity escape plan. But just how much freedom this gives pensioners should be questioned.
The NHS might be an election battleground but the system is a world standard, and should not be meddled with for political or economic ends.
UKIP leader thinks we don’t need equality laws anymore. He couldn’t be more wrong.
The Lib Dems may have upset the status quo, but there’s no such thing as three-party politics.
Common sense tells us that an election debate comes with dangers for the incumbent, but that’s no excuse not to participate.
A number of recent polls have shown the Conservatives slightly ahead of Labour or the two main parties level pegging. All these results are within the range of sampling error, but at the very least they…
The coalition’s austerity programme knocked 1% off growth, and yet all parties are planning on sticking with it.
There is a view that austerity hasn’t hit the UK’s universities. In fact they have saved £1bn in three years.
Multi-millionaire Adam Afriyie think he’s worth a lot more than you pay him.
UKIP leader Nigel Farage said one new house needs to be built every seven minutes to keep up with immigration. Is he right?
Tax avoidance costs the UK billions. It’s time to put it on the agenda for the election.
Labour has made a move to put creativity back at the centre of the education agenda in the lead-up to the May general election. In a recent speech, Ed Miliband drew attention to the reduction in arts education…
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Paul Whiteley is a Friend of The Conversation.Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex
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