Tag Archives: Institute for Fiscal Studies

Funding review for English councils could finally help Croydon

Croydon could actually be among the “winners” of the next review of local authority funding from government, according to a report from the country’s leading independent economics research institute. The Institute for Fiscal Studies report, published today, probably doesn’t tell … Continue reading

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Miliband visits Crystal Palace for his small business message

Ed Miliband, the Labour leader, is in Crystal Palace today to show that, while the Conservatives are the party of big business, his party is backing small business. Accompanied by Streatham MP and his shadow business spokesman Chuka Umanna and … Continue reading

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Gavin Barwell, benefits and a whole load of old b…

The Croydon Central MP (“I’m just a bag-carrier”) staged a meeting in the Town Hall yesterday to try to defend the ConDem government’s policies on welfare. ANDREW FISHER remains unconvinced, and here’s why Having had many a disagreement with local … Continue reading

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