Nick Clegg’s far, far, far, far, far, farce over tuition fees

Oh God. Here we go again. Remember all that nonsense last year when Nick Clegg started claiming that the Lib Dems were about to unveil a package of £20 bn of cuts – the “vast bulk” of which was to be passed on in the form of tax cuts? Remember how, after an ugly row… Continue reading Nick Clegg’s far, far, far, far, far, farce over tuition fees

Labour: young people are feckless. Lib Dems: no, they’re just dumb.

Labour and Lib Dem spokespeople have been competing on how best to insult young people struggling to pay for their own pensions this week. Speaking at an Institute of Public Policy Research meeting, Pensions Minister James Purnell highlighted the fact that the number of young people saving for a pension has gone down in the… Continue reading Labour: young people are feckless. Lib Dems: no, they’re just dumb.