Yes, changes could be made to his plans – and probably will be. But the Chancellor is on the right side of a big, vital argument.
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The province’s institutions are in critical condition because sharing power has totally failed to forge a sense of common purpose between unionists and nationalists.
By rewarding work more than 200,000 people have come off Housing Benefits altogether.
Often the reforms are going further than anything that Margaret Thatcher achieved.
It is obscene that people have been left in limbo and handed cash rather than given help for their problems.
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“One of Miss Harman’s aides said to be yesterday ‘Well, it could have been worse.’ Actually it couldn’t be much worse… bluntly the party seems in pretty much disarray.”
Britain’s deprivation measures have failed to account for the many dimensions of poverty, and our Government is right to redress this imbalance.
“Every family is a winner if we become a country that lives within its means, if we keep the record rate of jobs growth going, and we have more opportunities…”
Voters may not always care about individual policies, but they will see and understand the overarching mission of a government if it is portrayed in clear, engaging terms.
Carer of terminally ill relatives should not be anxious this week about potential cuts to their allowance: they should know that the Conservatives will always be on their side.
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A former Conservative Parliamentary Candidate goes to find out what the anti-Tory protesters at the party’s annual conference really have to say for themselves.