Cameron may weaken on marriage tax penalty plan
David Cameron may be forced to water down his party’s plans to end the tax penalty for married couples because of the economic climate, according to Shadow Cabinet sources.
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Cold comfort over home school inspection plans
In a change to Government plans, officials will not be able to insist on one-on-one interviews with home-schooled children. But parents who block interviews may find that their children are forced to attend school. Originally ministers had said they wanted to give officials an absolute right to interview home-schooled children without parents being present and regardless of the parents’ wishes. Instead the Children, Schools and Families Bill allows parents to object to one-on-one interviews where they are not present.