Opinion

1st June 2013

Scottish welfare after independence

As many of you will be aware, on Thursday, 18 September 2014, the Scottish people will be invited to vote in a referendum to decide ‘Should Scotland be an independent Read More

1st June 2013

Plan B+1

In response to the Government’s policies for reducing the debt generated by the previous Government’s bail-out of the banks, in 2011 the thinktank Compass published Plan B: a good economy Read More

1st June 2013

The 2013 budget

In his budget George Osborne announced that the individual tax allowance will rise to £10,000 in 2014. This means that £10,000 of an individual’s earned income will be tax free. Read More

21st March 2013

Budget 2013

In his budget George Osborne announced that the individual tax allowance will rise to £10,000 in 2014. This means that £10,000 of an individual’s earned income will be tax free. Read More

1st February 2013

Universal Credit and Council Tax Benefit localisation

In an article in The Guardian on the 10th September Frank Field MP raised serious concerns about both the principle and the viability of ‘Universal Credit’ ( – we use Read More

27th January 2013

GDP-anxiety: A solution

The quarterly growth figures published today by the Office of National Statistics show that the UK economy shrank by 0.3%. This quarterly publication has become a moment of anxiety for Read More