33 page Coalition deal released. What compromises were made?
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This document must be today's source of information on the coalition deal because a few issues addressed have popped up in the news.
The document is important because it'll clarify the deals made to establish the coalition, what compromises were made and how future polices will be shaped by lib dem or conservative hands.
"The document includes the agreements on policy areas such as banking, civil liberties, defence, the environment, Europe, immigration, welfare and political reform"-BBC
From two sources (BBC & politics.co.uk) it looks like these issues appear within the document (report here if you find anything good on environment etc),
-Commission for failed negotiation areas like Human Rights act and the "breaking up the big banks"-BBC
-Privatisation parts of the Royal Mail
-"We will cut red tape to encourage the performance of more live music"
-Changes to policing powers, mentions giving people legal protection "to prevent crime" and "Anonymity in rape cases will be extended to defendants."-quotes from BBC
-Banning "The sale of below cost price alcohol"-BBC. mention 24 hour drinking will not be scrapped (just posted a story from the telegraph saying the opposite, interesting)
-Freezing Council tax and employees can request more flexible working hours.
-Scrapping ID cards scheme, HIPs and a national identity register.
-A Freedom Bill
-Trident will stay, though will be looked at to ensure 'value for money'. "Lib Dem MPs will also be able to abstain from planning reforms that will make it easier to build nuclear power stations."-BBC
-Free vote on Fox Hunting (from article not sure if this means it was in the document or went through anyway)
Read the Full Document here, http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8693535.stm
This document must be today's source of information on the coalition deal because a few issues addressed have popped up in the news.
The document is important because it'll clarify the deals made to establish the coalition, what compromises were made and how future polices will be shaped by lib dem or conservative hands.
"The document includes the agreements on policy areas such as banking, civil liberties, defence, the environment, Europe, immigration, welfare and political reform"-BBC
From two sources (BBC & politics.co.uk) it looks like these issues appear within the document (report here if you find anything good on environment etc),
-Commission for failed negotiation areas like Human Rights act and the "breaking up the big banks"-BBC
-Privatisation parts of the Royal Mail
-"We will cut red tape to encourage the performance of more live music"
-Changes to policing powers, mentions giving people legal protection "to prevent crime" and "Anonymity in rape cases will be extended to defendants."-quotes from BBC
-Banning "The sale of below cost price alcohol"-BBC. mention 24 hour drinking will not be scrapped (just posted a story from the telegraph saying the opposite, interesting)
-Freezing Council tax and employees can request more flexible working hours.
-Scrapping ID cards scheme, HIPs and a national identity register.
-A Freedom Bill
-Trident will stay, though will be looked at to ensure 'value for money'. "Lib Dem MPs will also be able to abstain from planning reforms that will make it easier to build nuclear power stations."-BBC
-Free vote on Fox Hunting (from article not sure if this means it was in the document or went through anyway)
Read the Full Document here, http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8693535.stm
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