February 2013
Moneywise, 'Should better off pensioners sacrifice their winter fuel payment?', Stephen Lee, 28 February 2013
Press release | A 'tail' of underachievement: How England's state schools fail one child in five | 27 February 2013
BBC News, 'Academy conversions create little benefit for weakest pupils, says think tank', Ross Hawkins, 27 February 2013
BBC R4 World at One, BBC political correspondent Ross Hawkins reports on the launch of 'The Tail' published by Profile Books in conjunction with CentreForum, 27 February 2013 [starts 00:15:16 on BBC iPlayer]
The Times, 'Call to 'fine' primary schools that fail poorest pupils', Greg Hurst, 27 February 2013
The Bookseller, 'Tailing off', Paul Marshall, 27 February 2013
TES, 'Redistribute pupil premium cash to secondaries, says influential thinktank', Kerra Maddern, 27 February 2013
Hartlepool Mail, 'Minister blasts ambition in East Durham', 27 February 2013
The Guardian, 'Minister urges banks to offer more loans to postgraduate students', Rebecca Ratcliffe, 27 February 2013
Sky News, CentreForum's Tom Papworth talks to Jeff Randall about Italy and the western tendency to over-borrow, 26 February 2013
Liberal Democrat Voice, 'CentreForum: Three tax changes to help rebalance the economy', Adam Corlett, 25 February 2013
Liberal Democrat Voice, 'Independent View: Why reforming football is a liberal agenda', Sam Tomlin, 23 February 2013
City AM, 'CentreForum says equity could fill small business funding gap', Ben Southwood, 15 February 2013
The Telegraph, 'Small firms need helping hand to access markets', James Hurley, 15 February 2013
Press release | Encourage SMEs to access finance by going public, says think tank | 14 February 2013
BBC Radio 4 Today, London Stock Exchange chief executive Xavier Rolet discusses the Tobin Tax and CentreForum's report on equity finance for SMEs, 14 February 2013 [starts 01:17:34 on BBC iPlayer]
The Financial Times, 'Osborne urged to give tax break to SMEs', Brian Groom, 14 February 2013
LondonLovesBusiness.com, 'Businesses leaders and Cable call for tax breaks to help medium sized firms', Simona Sikimic, 14 February 2013
The Telegraph, 'Ros Altman steps down as head of Saga', Rachel Cooper, 13 February 2013
Voice of Russia, 'Elderly care system broken and unfair', 13 February 2013
January 2013
The Times, 'Small choices', Editorial, 30 January 2013
Huffington Post UK, 'All fans are affected by the welcome ticket price debate - not just those in the premier league', Sam Tomlin, 26 January 2013
Health Service Journal, 'How former ministers keep busy', Michael White, 23 January 2013
The Independent, 'And this time we mean it... Lib Dems risk backlash with tuition fee pledge election pledge to cut tuition fees', Andy Grice, 16 January 2013
BBC Radio 5 Live, CentreForum's Stephen Lee defends the idea of means-testing winter fuel payments, 13 January 2013 [starts 01:16:05 on BBC iPlayer]
The Guardian, 'Poorest households will be hit hardest by benefit changes, Whitehall admits', Nick Watt, 9 January 2013
New Statesman, 'We should use winter fuel payments to fund social care reform', Paul Burstow, 9 January 2013
The Sunday Times, 'Scrapping fuel cash won't help with care', Ali Hussain, 6 January 2013
The Telegraph, 'Means-testing winter fuel payments would be disastrous for miliions of pensioners', Ros Altmann, 4 January 2013
Cover Magazine, 'Paul Burstow to move Dilnot debate forward', Nicola Culley, 4 January 2013
The Scotsman, 'David Cameron rejects means tests for winter fuel payments', David Maddox, 4 January 2013
FT Adviser, 'Means test winter fuel payments to fund LTC cap: Burstow', Kevin White, 4 January 2013
Inside Housing, 'Fuel payments should be cut to fund care plan', Rhiannon Bury, 4 January 2013
Press release | Time to deliver Dilnot says former care minister | 3 January 2013
BBC News, 'Target winter fuel payment to pay for elderly care', Nick Triggle, 3 January 2013
ITV News, 'Funding cap will help broken social care system', 3 January 2013
Sky News, 'Burstow calls for curb to winter fuel pay', 3 January 2013
The Guardian, 'We can end the elderly care lottery', Paul Burstow, 3 January 2013
The Guardian, 'Means test winter fuel cash for pensioners to fund care, says Lib Dem', David Brindle, 3 January 2013
The Telegraph, 'Cutting back on winter fuel payments could pay for elderly care reforms', John Bingham, 3 January 2013
The Telegraph, 'Ex-minister: stripping winter fuel payments to pay for elderly care could be government's legacy', 3 January 2013
Mail Online, 'Four out of five pensioners should lose help with fuel bills to raise £1.5 billion to fund elderly care, says former health minister', 3 January 2013
Press Association, 'Call to curb winter fuel payments', 3 January 2013
Public Finance, 'Cut winter fuel cash to fund Dilnot plan, says ex-care minister', Richard Johnstone, 3 January 2013
BBC News (TV), 'MP urges means test of winter fuel benefit', Chris Buckler, 3 January 2013
BBC Radio 5 Live, CentreForum chief executive Stephen Lee discusses Paul Burstow's care report, 3 January 2013
ITV News, 'Former Lib Dem minister Paul Burstow wants fuel allowance means-testing for 75% of pensioners', Alex Forrest, 3 January 2013
Mail Online, 'Pay for care reforms by taking winter fuel payments from most pensioners and removing capital gains relief on inheritance', Ed Monk, 3 January 2013
Evening Standard, 'Lib Dem Paul Burstow: axe winter fuel allowance for 10 million pensioners', Nicholas Cecil, 3 January 2013
Sutton Guardian, 'MP Paul Burstow calls for cap on pensioners' winter fuel payments', Mike Pyle, 3 January 2013
Channel 4 News, 'Cut winter fuel allowances, warns former care minister', 3 January 2013
Press Association, 'David Cameron rejects winter fuel allowance cut for pensioners', Joe Churcher and Pat Hurst, 3 January 2013
Public Finance, 'Winter fuel discontents', James Lloyd, 3 January 2013
Morning Star, 'Lib Dem calls for fuel allowance cut', Rory MacKinnon, 3 January 2013
PublicService.co.uk, 'Restrict winter fuel payments to the poor', 3 January 2013
MoneyMarketing, 'Ex-care minister: Restrict winter fuel benefits and cut CGT relief to fund Dilnot', Nicole Blackmore, 3 January 2013
December 2012
Liberator, 'Cliche of the year', 31 December 2012
The Daily Mail, 'Well-off pensioners should donate winter fuel allowance to charity', Emine Sinmaz, 27 December 2012
Renewable Energy Magazine, 'Association publishes road map to proliferation of AD-based biogas', 21 December 2012
The Independent, 'UKIP achieves highest ever poll-ratings at the expense of the Conservatives', 18 December 2012
Morning Star, 'The delusions of Nick Clegg', 18 December 2012
Morning Star, 'Clegg unveils new Tory attacks on the vulnerable', 18 December 2012
Huffington Post UK, 'Nick Clegg consigning Lib Dems to wasteland of history, says left wing of party', Ned Simons, 18 January 2012
BBC Radio 5 Live, CentreForum chief executive Stephen Lee analyses Nick Clegg's centre ground speech, 17 December 2012 [starts 00:12:47 on BBC iPlayer]
Channel 4 News, 'Clegg takes on Tory right, but defends welfare reforms', 17 December
BBC News, 'Clegg hits out at 'draconian wing' of Conservative party', 17 December 2012
Sky News, 'Clegg: rich pensioners may lose benefits', 17 December 2012
ITN News, 'Nick Clegg defends coalition welfare reforms', Ashley Fudge, 17 December 2012
The Guardian, 'Nick Clegg defends Lib Dems' record as he marks five years as party leader', Patrick Wintour, 17 December 2012
The Daily Mail, 'Coalition Part Two: Clegg takes aim at fantasy Tories and challenges Cameron to scrap benefits for wealthy pensioners', Matt Chorley, 17 December 2012
The Daily Mail, 'Take raft of benefits away from wealthier pensioners, says Clegg', Harry Glass, 17 December 2012
Evening Standard, 'Lib Dems face election disaster, peer tells Nick Clegg', Nicholas Cecil, 17 December 2012
The Spectator, Coffee House: 'The Tories mustn't make another silly pledge on benefits in 2015', Isabel Hardman, 17 December 2012
The Financial Times, 'Clegg sets scene for coalition conflicts', Hannah Kuchler, 17 December 2012
The Guardian, 'Nick Clegg risks Lib Dem-Tory coalition by spelling out differences', Rajeev Syal, 17 December 2012
Press Association, 'Clegg: rich pensioners should be stripped of benefits', 17 December 2012
The Telegraph, 'Nick Clegg defends coalition welfare reforms: a liberal state is an enabling state', 17 December 2012
The Times, 'Nick Clegg targets the benefits of wealthy pensioners', Roland Watson, 17 December 2012
The Times, 'Lib Dems restrained Tories on welfare reform, says Clegg', Laura Pitel, 17 December 2012
The Times, 'Follow Maradona's steps to economic growth', David Wighton, 12 December 2012
Liberal Democrat Voice, 'Does the Prime Minister really care about free speech?', Adam Corlett, 11 December 2012
The Guardian, Comment is Free: 'This autumn statement risks making the Lib Dems toxic', Gareth Epps, 6 December 2012
The Guardian, 'Housing benefit to rise less than the rate of inflation', Randeep Ramesh, 5 December 2012
November 2012
ConservativeHome, 'Osborne must target wealth in the Autumn Statement', Tom Frostick, 28 November 2012
The Independent, Indy Voices: 'Pity the postgraduate: why we need a new funding system for education's highest tier', Adam Bouyamourn, 22 November 2012
New Statesman, The Staggers: 'The Lib Dems must not accept more welfare cuts in return for new taxes', Prateek Buch, 22 November 2012
Liberal Democrat Voice, 'It's time to reform child benefit', Adam Corlett, 22 November 2012
Times Higher, 'Three wishes: NUS urges trio of loans to help poor postgraduates', Elizabeth Gibney, 22 November 2012
The Guardian, Higher Education Network: 'Could universities learn from free schools on standardised assessment?', Gill Wyness, 21 November 2012
Press release | £17bn savings package for the Autumn Statement | 19 November 2012
Liberal Democrat Voice, 'CentreForum's proposals for the Chancellor's Autumn Statement', Adam Corlett, 19 November 2012
Left Foot Forward, 'CentreForum: Osborne must ask the wealthy to pay their fair share in the Autumn Statement', Tom Frostick, 19 November 2012
Public Finance, 'Autumn Statement should target the richest', Vivienne Russell, 19 November 2012
Liberal Democrat Voice, 'Champions for London's children', James Kempton, 14 November 2012
The Mail on Sunday, 'Overcharge and bullied - owners of leasehold flats now need safeguards', Richard Dyson, 11 November 2012
Huffington Post UK, 'Tim Farron's recent call to boycott is another blow to the status quo in football', Sam Tomlin, 9 November 2012
Motoring.co.uk, 'Road tax proposal could see prices rocket', Stephen Turvil, 7 November 2012
Liberal Democrat Voice, 'Taking minimum wage work out of tax would deliver the living wage', Adam Corlett, 6 November 2012
Public Service Review, 'Sending in the tanks' Central Government - Issue 25, 6 November 2012
Public Service Review, 'Renewable effort' Central Government - Issue 25, Thomas Brooks, 6 November 2012
The Telegraph, 'Should childminders be allowed to look after five, not three, children?', Cathy Newman, 1 November 2012
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