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Lib Dems plan for tax on houses | Lib Dems plan for tax on houses |
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At the start of the Liberal Democrat party conference, much of the focus of Monday's newspapers is on the spending cuts and tax increases debate. | At the start of the Liberal Democrat party conference, much of the focus of Monday's newspapers is on the spending cuts and tax increases debate. |
Leader Nick Clegg has been talking about his party's proposal for an annual tax on homes worth over £1m. | Leader Nick Clegg has been talking about his party's proposal for an annual tax on homes worth over £1m. |
The Independent says he thinks owners will feel it is a fair contribution to help the less well off. | The Independent says he thinks owners will feel it is a fair contribution to help the less well off. |
And he says his party does celebrate success - he has no problem with people doing well and earning money. | And he says his party does celebrate success - he has no problem with people doing well and earning money. |
School cuts | School cuts |
The class="inlineText" href="http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/128824/3-000-senior-teaching-jobs-will-be-axed-in-2billion-school-cuts">Daily Express is sceptical about Schools Secretary Ed Ball's claim that £2bn can be saved in education without hitting class sizes . | |
"If so", it asks, why didn't he do it earlier?" | "If so", it asks, why didn't he do it earlier?" |
The Daily Mail says he is insulting the electorate's intelligence with a promise for cuts that is "not real" . | The Daily Mail says he is insulting the electorate's intelligence with a promise for cuts that is "not real" . |
The paper says voters yearn for honesty and frankness from all politicians about the financial situation and how to get out of it. | The paper says voters yearn for honesty and frankness from all politicians about the financial situation and how to get out of it. |
University crisis | University crisis |
The Daily Telegraph and The Times lead on a study from the CBI and university vice chancellors calling for higher tuition fees and student loan rates . | The Daily Telegraph and The Times lead on a study from the CBI and university vice chancellors calling for higher tuition fees and student loan rates . |
The Telegraph says the measures, aimed at solving a funding crisis, will horrify middle class parents. | The Telegraph says the measures, aimed at solving a funding crisis, will horrify middle class parents. |
Meanwhile, The Mirror wonders if freed train robber Ronnie Biggs has "pulled another fast one" . | Meanwhile, The Mirror wonders if freed train robber Ronnie Biggs has "pulled another fast one" . |
Pictures of him grinning on a day out on his mobility scooter feature in a number of papers. | Pictures of him grinning on a day out on his mobility scooter feature in a number of papers. |
Nuclear plans | Nuclear plans |
Tenants are turning their backs on home ownership, says The Guardian. | Tenants are turning their backs on home ownership, says The Guardian. |
A study has found fewer than one in eight council tenants would like to own their own place, compared with almost one in three 10 years ago. | A study has found fewer than one in eight council tenants would like to own their own place, compared with almost one in three 10 years ago. |
And President Obama is ready to cut America's expensive nuclear arsenal, the paper says. | And President Obama is ready to cut America's expensive nuclear arsenal, the paper says. |
He has demanded a radical Pentagon review, it reports, but will face a battle with "hawks" in the defence department who fear proliferation. | He has demanded a radical Pentagon review, it reports, but will face a battle with "hawks" in the defence department who fear proliferation. |
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