Updated: 2011-01-31 15:56:00
The highest-earning households will lose most from the changes to taxes and benefits that are due to come into effect in April, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies. Full story at publicfinance.co.uk
Updated: 2011-01-31 11:58:00
Today is said to be "crunch time" in the House of Lords, with an attempt to put an end to Labour's efforts to scupper the referendum bill by filibustering. As I understand it Labour's publicised objection to the bill is not so much to electoral reform as to the reduction in the number of parliamentary constituencies for the Commons (although I suspect this may just be a convenient cover from their unreconstructed die hards.) However, if their publicised objection is genuine I have some sympathy for them. The case for electoral reform, even the feeble AV version, is overwhelming, whereas ...
Updated: 2011-01-31 09:58:03
I have written about the scaling question numerous times and for those who may wish to use it with their members to increase their participation in their local party here is an example of it, in a different context, but it is a similar principle. See how the scaling question can be applied to politics ...
Updated: 2011-01-31 00:34:00
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Updated: 2011-01-28 00:58:16
All the details of the election at http://www.abc.net.au/elections/nsw/2011/ You can always access any ABC Election page via the elections link at www.abc.net.au/elections
Updated: 2011-01-27 00:21:00
On Tuesday 1 February, NSW Opposition Leader Barry O'Farrell is set to become the fourth longest serving leader in the history of the NSW Liberal Party. In the 66 years since its formation in 1945, the Liberal Party has had...
Updated: 2011-01-22 10:04:14
The Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) has been cancelled by the Tory led coalition government. Why The Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) Was Important to Poor Children I’m forty years old which means when I was 16 there was nothing like EMA (under a Tory government), the same is true for my wife (a few years younger). [...]
Updated: 2011-01-18 13:49:52
It is common in political science to try and analyse voting patterns using electorate-level census data. For instance, comparing census data on income, wealth and occupation by electorate with Labor versus Coalition voting patterns has long been used to infer...
