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• Pensions, the triple lock and Scottish Independence
• The bizarre case of the 'disciplining' of David Ward MP
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• The Blood is The Life 19-06-2013
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• Caracatus 19th Jun - 1:24pm
  Increasing the basic pension from £97 to £142 is the ideal time to scrap winter fuel payments for everyone and end the triple lock which...
• Hywel 19th Jun - 1:03pm
  "meaning long journeys and increased pressure on already over capacity city courts" In don't know the details but the County Courts that have been closed...
• Paul King 19th Jun - 12:52pm
  I AM, I SUPPOSE, ON THE LEFT OF THE PARTY, AND THEREFORE FIND CERTAIN COALITION GOVERNMENT DECISIONS AND ACTIONS U NPALATABLE. THE SO-CALLED BEDROOM TAX...
• Peter Watson 19th Jun - 12:51pm
  @Steve Way A very interesting post which makes some important points. I also want to commend you on the way you put good principles into...
• Simon Hebditch 19th Jun - 12:43pm
  It is always nice to get a debate going. My points were very simple. I believe the current coalition has been a disaster and that...
• Liberal Neil 19th Jun - 12:38pm
  We are having the Local Government conference in Manchester this Friday & Saturday :-)