The local government system is not fit for purpose. Simply demanding more cash from overburdened taxpayers is no solution.
Some voters are angry, but anger doesn’t define most people most of the time.
The Centre for Social Justice applauds the Universal Credit changes. But praise elsewhere is thin.
A Government which wants to ‘make Britain a country that works for everyone’ cannot allocate £4 billion of £6 billion to those in the top half of the income distribution.
This is the right Minister in the right department. And though his room for manoeuvre is limited, he has a chance to make an impact on families policy.
Most important is delivering the programme on a practical timescale rather than a political one.
Significant, targeted VAT cuts could make a big difference.
The previous administration saw private landlords as part of the problem instead of part of the solution.
The difficulty is supporting families in a way that doesn’t distort their choices.
Too often, Osborne’s ‘tax avoidance’ measures hurt small enterprise.
If they became independent, it would require drastic action to balance the books.
Despite all the fuss, her ideas thus far mainly involve helping working people through smaller government.
It’s time to defend and promote the ideas that have helped to bring globalisation – and in turn brought more wealth, peace and opportunity to billions of people.
Demonising one product surely cannot be the answer.
UK families earning 50-75 per cent of the average wage face the highest effective marginal tax rates of any OECD country.