Is it getting hotter, Nigel?
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Backtracking on climate policy would make achievement of a global climate agreement much more difficult, with disastrous results.
Britannia rule the waves – subject to spending priorities.
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The Conservatives can’t quite figure out how to both cut defence spending and procure new kit the UK can actually use.
Nick Clegg has put the younger generation first in the Lib Dem manifesto.
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The Lib Dems have promised to invest heavily in the schools budget.
Those protesting against the deportation of Yashika Bageerathi will find solace in the Greens’ manifesto.
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The Greens offer a fresh outlook on immigration in the UK, but their manifesto contains shades of uncertainty.
The Greens focus more on mental health than the main party manifestos.
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The Green manifesto allows for initial funding, but does not say how tackling mental health would be paid for thereafter.
Right to roam?
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Ambitious climate targets, but nature policies leave a lot to be desired.
Instead of giving specifics on immigration, UKIP came up empty-handed.
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UKIP’s immigration policies should have cleared away any ambiguity about what the party wants. Instead, they’ve added to it.
They look better than they taste.
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UKIP has some eye-catching spending promises but they are subject to a number of uncertainties.
Nick Clegg comes bearing good will, and costly policies.
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The Lib Dems address key issues in skills and apprenticeships, but our expert takes issue with some of their policies.
A shadow of a policy.
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The Lib Dems are making a big noise about mental health – but their manifesto’s pledges are too thin to be taken seriously.
The Green Party were clearly optimistic when doing their sums.
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Our experts find that the Green Party’s generous pledges on education will cost them.
Offshore wind may provide the answers the Tories seek.
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The Conservatives will have to meet their climate targets somehow, whether by fracking or offshore wind.
Not entirely convincing.
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With the most rapid deficit reduction programme, the Conservatives will struggle to achieve economic growth
More apprentices but are they better off?
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Conservatives throw quality and status out of the door in bid to increase apprenticeships.
Halls of power.
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Labour’s 2015 manifesto has a feel that we are not yet getting their full thinking on how Britain should be governed.
Man of the people?
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Our expert shows that public opinion may not be the best guide for effective policy.
The good life?
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Our experts analyse the evidence on the Conservatives’ big ticket policies.
It’ll take more than a handshake to set the record straight.
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The Conservatives’ statements on health do not stand up to scrutiny, while their promises on mental health are vague
Welfare cuts should serve to increase employment, but
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Research indicates that Conservative proposals will increase incentives for the unemployed to return to work, but it won’t reduce poverty.
All in for renewable energy.
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Labour’s green jobs numbers add up, but the picture’s less clear on fracking.