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Opinion: Nanny no more – a real test of the Coalition

It was inevitable, it had to happen at some point, the honeymoon couldn’t last forever (insert any other clichés you’d like to add); the Coalition government, drenched in soft summery praise in its opening weeks – enough to spark a nauseating case of cognitive dissonance in the case of Martin Kettle’s latest offering – had to face a stern test of its unity sooner or later, and now we have it. But I’m not talking about the referendum on electoral reform, nor about cuts to public services or even the VAT rise. No, I’m talking about Turkey Twizzlers, fizzy …

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  • Simon McGrath
    for those 'Patriotic Millionaires' who wish to give money to the state , its really easy: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/voluntary-payments-donations-to-governmen...
  • Andy Hyde
    Today in a by-election in Milton Keynes electors have received five letters from Reform via Royal Mail, at an estimated cost of £20,000. As there is no mention...
  • Tristan Ward
    We need to broaden how we define investment to recognise the value of people and skills." I think we need to redefine "capital" to include intellectual capit...
  • David Murray
    Hi Tanya, glad to see that you are organising a fringe on the Monday evening at the Grand Hotel in Brighton. Sadly, I can't attend Conference in person, but am ...
  • Tanya Park
    @Jana, my apologies if it's not clear, but when I say capping donations in this piece, I'm referring to donations to political parties, not to charities. As...