Has Tory secrecy on tax credits come back to haunt them?

"There's always cause for concern if bad policies are pursued." - Jack Kemp View this email in your browser Today we have a piece about a possible Lords rebellion over cuts to tax credits. It suggests that if the government had been honest about the cuts in the first place, the Lords would be powerless to stop them now. Elsewhere, the journalist and campaigner Jane Fae writes about Britain's energy deal with China. She says the government has signed up to decades of expensive nuclear power at a time when solar power is beginning to break through in other European countries. And the Green MEP, Keith Taylor, has written a piece about the EU subsidies which support the bullfighting industry.   Latest Articles     Tory secrecy on tax credits has come back to haunt them   On Oct 26, 2015 12:25 pm If the government hadn't tried to sneak the cuts past the public and parliament, the Lords would be powerless to stop them Read more... »       Comment: The EU must stop subsidising the torture of bulls   On Oct 26, 2015 11:59 am The European Union currently spends around £110 million per year to support farmers who rear bulls for bullfights Read more... »   Comment: The Tories are paying the Chinese billions to avoid democratising the energy industry   On Oct 26, 2015 09:21 am As democratised solar energy takes off in California, Germany and Spain, the government has signed us up to decades of expensive, top-down nuclear power Read more... »   Opinion Former videos   Majority of emergency service staff suffer alcohol fuelled abuse   On Oct 26, 2015 10:48 am A new report from the Institute of Alcohol Studies, Alcohol's Impact on Emergency Services, reveals the full extent of the toll alcohol takes on emergency services in England. Read more... » Farming cannot stand still   On Oct 26, 2015 04:09 am An animation showing how modern farming relies on the innovations plant science provides to maintain biodiversity and wildlife. Read more... » Could you eat 12,000 potatoes?   On Oct 20, 2015 04:38 pm Animation explaining how Maximum Residue Levels and thorough testing ensure that pesticides are safe for human health and the environment. Read more... »     Opinion Formers press releases     London Assembly to call for more ambition on solar in capital The Solar Trade Association has responded to the London Assembly Environment Committee's report, 'Bring me sunshine!: How London's homes could generate more solar energy'. Read more... »   'Tax Gap' figures – Nearly six times as much lost to fraud as to avoidance The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) has drawn attention to official figures published today which show that nearly six times as much tax revenue is lost as a result of illegal activity as through tax avoidance. Read more... »     Jobs and courses     Self-shooting video journalist   On Jun 24, 2015 04:10 pm Politics.co.uk is seeking to recruit a self-shooting video journalist to work out of our offices in east London. Read more... »     Facebook Twitter Website Copyright © 2015 Politics.co.uk (Adfero Media Ltd), All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at www.politics.co.uk Our mailing address is: Politics.co.uk (Adfero Media Ltd) 501 Metropolitan Wharf Building 70 Wapping Wall London, E1W 3SS United Kingdom Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences