19 Jul
David Cameron announced his “Big Society” initiative today to fix our broken society and transfer power from government to local people (video). It’s my hope – and my mission – that when people look back at this five, ten year-period from 2010, they’ll say: ‘In Britain they didn’t just pay down the deficit, they didn’t [...]
Posted in Britain = England, Conservatives, England, Media by: wonkotsane
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07 Jul
A report commissioned by the Welsh government says that Scotland’s subsidy under the Barnett Bribe should be cut by £4bn if funding is allocated based on need rather than population and political expediency as it current is. The Welsh government has been promised a referendum by the Brits on turning the Welsh Assembly into a [...]
Posted in Barnett Formula, Calman Commission, England, Scotland, Wales, West Lothian Question by: wonkotsane
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