In the week of the publication of university application figures, LibDemVoice co-editors Mark Pack and Stephen Tall debate what it means for the Lib Dems’ future policy… Stephen Tall: The publication of the University application figures for 2012 — the first year of the new £9k maximum fees regime — has something for everyone. Those

Lib Dem MPs, including the party’s deputy leader Simon Hughes, look set to obtain concessions from Iain Duncan Smith to win their support for the Coalition’s controversial welfare bill, which will introduce a benefit cap of a maximum of £26,000. Here’s how The Guardian reports the news: The government is expected to make a series

IDS launches the long-overdue drive for a benefit cap and the Maximum Leader is nowhere to be seen. What are the odds, huh? I'm sure it's because Cast Iron Dave genuinely did suddenly remember he'd left the gas on, rather than because he's a gutless empty suit who'd rather get a real job than risk perpetrating an act of conservatism. What would the neighbours think? Call me cynical, but I can't he...

‘Maximum’ offer implies that any further demands could kill off a ‘voluntary’ deal and trigger a default

Egyptian prosecutors are now demanding the death penalty for 83-year-old former president Hosni Mubarak, his two sons, former interior minister Habib el-Adly and six senior police officers for their alleged role in the death of Tahrir Square protestors: "The prosecution demands the maximum penalty against Mubarak and the rest of the accused, which is death by hanging," Mustafa Khater, a member of ...

Discounts for council tenants wanting to buy their property may be increased to a maximum of £50,000 in England under government proposals.

Why 2012 is the year of maximum risk of eurozone meltdown

First Minister Carwyn Jones says cutting the maximum university fee for students in England by a third would save Wales money. Labour leader Ed Miliband has said his party would reduce the tuition fee cap from £9,000 to £6,000 if in power. Most Welsh students are set to pay about £3,400 a year from 2012, with the Welsh Government paying the rest. Mr Jones said it could mean the W...

Madrid pays higher yields than in previous sales but draws robust demand and almost reaches its maximum target of €4.5bn

With the reduction in number of MPs back in the news, so too is the question of how many ministers there are. As I wrote in October last year: I agree with Adrian Sanders and 22 Conservative MPs Yesterday in Parliament Adrian Sanders and 22 Conservative MPs voted to reduce the maximum number of ministers allowed in