Web links for 14th May 2010

14 May 2010, by ToUChstone blog in Web links

• Child benefit cuts will result in a worse deal for the poor
  Richard has a guest post at Left Foot Forward today, arguing that far from being a progressive step, means testing child benefit could hurt poorer families, and might not save as much as hoped.
• Clegg’s £10k tax allowance is no Tory concession; it’s a Tory dream
  Also on Left Foot Forward, Howard Reed and Tim Horton have written on how the Lib Dems £10k tax threshold policy has changed in its adoption by the Conservatives, and how it’s now much less likely to help towards its stated objective of rebalancing the tax system to the poorest.