Day: September 20, 2015

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Reconsidering NATO role in the Corbyn age…

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The election of Jeremy Corbyn to lead the Labour Party has not so much unlocked the door to popular debate on UK foreign and defence policy as blown it off. Explicit and consistent in his opposition to renewing the Trident nuclear weapons system, Corbyn has also raised the possibility of a UK exit from NATO and is lukewarm on the UK’s continued membership of the European Union and its Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP). His views may not be mainstream within his party or parliament, but they have stimulated debate on the nature and impact of military alliances and … Continue reading Reconsidering NATO role in the Corbyn age…

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Shelter Warns of 2.5bn Deficit in Raising Right to Buy Money

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Sales of empty high-value council homes will not raise enough money to fund the Right to Buy extension and other housing policies, leaving the Treasury with a £2.5bn deficit, Shelter has claimed. The homelessness charity has calculated that the government’s policy of forcing local authorities to sell homes that fall within the most expensive third of properties in an area by size will not generate enough cash to fund several policies as the government hoped. Its report, The Forced Council Home Sell-Off, today calls for the government to drop its policy of forced council home sales. The government is hoping to … Continue reading Shelter Warns of 2.5bn Deficit in Raising Right to Buy Money