Many of these U-turns are for the better, however that does not disguise the fact that the policies were ill-conceived in the first place. Time after time, this calamitous coalition has announced off-the-cuff policies that have been poorly researched and hastily proposed with scant regard for the impact of their implementation.
1. NHS Direct 'not being scrapped' - http://bit.ly/lAdTjv
THE 110 U-TURNS OF DAVID CAMERON'S COALITION GOVERNMENT
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2. Government confirms re-think on school sport funding - http://bit.ly/mtyFFH
3. Downing Street rejects child milk scheme cut suggestion - http://bbc.in/k1NoGE
4. Sale of forests in England scrapped - http://bbc.in/jCmqmT
5. Plans to grant anonymity to rape case defendants scrapped - http://bit.ly/ketJd1
6. Government backtracks on Bookstart - http://bit.ly/j1AvuP
7. Housing benefit cap to be postponed until January 2012 - http://bit.ly/iIrrD1
8. Government admits defeat on immigration target - http://bit.ly/lU5nHV
9. Military covenant to be enshrined in law after months of criticism - http://bit.ly/mQKfUC
10. UK coastguard station closure plans 'scaled back' - http://bbc.in/lE0VHs
11. Government 'abandons' plans for weekly rubbish collection - http://bit.ly/mveDsv
12. Cameron tears up Ken Clarke's "soft" sentencing policies - http://bit.ly/iFGA0a
13. David Cameron denies 'humiliating U-turn' on NHS - http://tgr.ph/kryKEU
14. Treasury backtracks on Danny Alexander's pension reform plan - http://bit.ly/lVocDX
15. Ken Clarke forced to abandon 50% sentence cuts for guilty pleas - http://bit.ly/iz4qZA
16. Key localism reform axed from Bill - http://bit.ly/iMIg5l
17. BBC World Service receives government funding boost - http://bbc.in/iQsaGN
18. Ministers scale back coastguard closure plans further (see 10) - http://tgr.ph/opfqyK
19. Ministers accused of DNA database U-turn - http://bbc.in/nbvRvY
20. Grant Shapps backtracks on two-year tenancy limit - http://bbc.in/r6IboJ
21. NHS launches bowel cancer campaign after U-turn over advertising - http://bit.ly/qjflEn
22. Minister unveils revised cuts to UK coastguard centres - http://bbc.in/rAhSll
23. Clarke U-turn over scrapping of chief coroner - http://bbc.in/rwrfh1
24. Youth Justice Board saved from quango cull - http://bbc.in/sEhtNq
25. Labour's future jobs fund revised and reinstated - http://bit.ly/tj42nf
26. Mobility benefit for people in care homes to stay - http://bit.ly/tH3rCc
27. Rethink on £26,000 benefits cap - http://ind.pn/w68nWz
28. Government in new climbdown over benefit cap - http://ind.pn/xYZRBM
29. American-backed private universities plan dropped - http://tgr.ph/xhQ8Zc
30. Means testing of suspects held in police stations dropped - http://bit.ly/A4bHKV
31. Cameron in U-turn over fiscal policing of eurozone - http://bit.ly/ws3cw7
32. Ministers drop benefit sanctions threat from work experience scheme - http://bit.ly/AkXTia
33. Legal aid U-turn for babies and domestic violence victims - http://bit.ly/x9IHoj
34. NHS redundancy costs force government u-turn - http://bit.ly/I1oQXH
35. Cameron halts compulsory green deal policy on home improvements - http://bit.ly/I1oobT
36. U-turn opens up legal aid to domestic abuse victims - http://ind.pn/I0QXXE
37. U-turn signalled over no-notice inspections for schools - http://bbc.in/JaVuqU
38. Government forced into U-turn over Royal Navy fighter jets - http://bit.ly/K3V9E4
39. Cable forces Tory U-turn on workers' rights - http://ind.pn/Kt6ZWD
40. George Osborne backs down on pasty tax - http://tgr.ph/KAw59E
41. Secret courts bill U-turn fails to silence critics - http://bit.ly/KYBmpF
42. Buzzard capture plans abandoned after 'public concerns' - http://goo.gl/RPTdg
43. Tax relief limit on charity to be axed - http://bbc.in/KMe47Z
On 1st June, HMRC redefined the U-turn. We have therefore redefined our brief to include "clarifications".
44. HMRC clarifies landfill charges after row over 'skip tax' - http://bit.ly/KxuVwR
45. Government cancels planned 3p fuel duty increase - http://bbc.in/MmNFB6
46. David Cameron is now prepared to consider an EU referendum - http://bit.ly/Njho8L
47. Coalition abandons crucial vote on reform of House of Lords - http://bbc.in/RWXjtW
48. A14 to become first existing road to exact toll under coalition plans - http://bit.ly/LBXgUq
49. Cameron retreats on House of Lords reform - http://bit.ly/OJSHbV
50. Government prepares £2m green deal publicity campaign - http://bit.ly/OPm4bt
51. U-turn on money for elderly care - http://ind.pn/NCYXPA
52. U-turn on curbing payments to victims of minor criminal assaults - http://bit.ly/TL898j
This list does not include pre-election promises and manifesto pledges, many of which were torn up as the coalition agreement was written.
45. Government cancels planned 3p fuel duty increase - http://bbc.in/MmNFB6
46. David Cameron is now prepared to consider an EU referendum - http://bit.ly/Njho8L
47. Coalition abandons crucial vote on reform of House of Lords - http://bbc.in/RWXjtW
48. A14 to become first existing road to exact toll under coalition plans - http://bit.ly/LBXgUq
49. Cameron retreats on House of Lords reform - http://bit.ly/OJSHbV
50. Government prepares £2m green deal publicity campaign - http://bit.ly/OPm4bt
51. U-turn on money for elderly care - http://ind.pn/NCYXPA
52. U-turn on curbing payments to victims of minor criminal assaults - http://bit.ly/TL898j
53. U-turn on plans to force cancer patients to actively seek work - http://bit.ly/UeV2wo
54. David Cameron "reconsiders" £140 state pension reform - http://bit.ly/V819C6
55. West Coast main line rail contract halted in shock move - http://bit.ly/Vf52Id
56. Energy policy chaos as Cameron's 'lowest tariffs' row deepens - http://bit.ly/RX2CZT
57. Badger cull postponed until 2013 - http://bit.ly/TvXO2C
58. Number 10 backtracks on section 106 pledge - http://bit.ly/Tw0sFm
59. Treasury to defer planned increase in fuel duty - http://bit.ly/UDVu4g
60. David Cameron forced into U-turn on flood defence spending cuts - http://bit.ly/192rk7n
61. Disarray as child care tax break is put on hold - http://bit.ly/VOdb5G
62. Government retreats from plan to help families with childcare - http://ind.pn/XfK9bi
63. More cash for Tory shires after revolt - http://bit.ly/10JoCQB
64. Michael Gove forced into U-turn on GCSE replacement plan - http://bit.ly/14TqqWs
65. Mary Seacole to remain on the Curriculum - http://ind.pn/11ttnOL
66. Nuclear power: ministers offer reactor deal until 2050 - http://bit.ly/136eOvA
67. Osborne forced into U-turn as borrowing forecast fails - http://bit.ly/15yQsyK
68. Government scraps private finance plan for Crossrail trains - http://reut.rs/Xtrfl0
69. NHS private sector climbdown a 'humiliating U-turn' - http://bit.ly/W2r8gS
BONUS: Just one day in the life of this coalition of clowns - http://bit.ly/YbPgKz
70. Bedroom tax 'in chaos' after IDS announces exemptions - http://bit.ly/YYwAy0
71. Government to shelve plans for minimum price on alcohol - http://ind.pn/16pQUzF
72. Tory ‘U-turn’ on devolution - http://bit.ly/14nIBFi
73. Eric Pickles amends home extension plans - http://bbc.in/11mGwGg
74. Caste discrimination to be outlawed by Equality Act - http://bbc.in/ZG3rwa
75. Cameron drops foreign aid pledge - http://bit.ly/18lZdgX
76. Clegg says nursery ratio changes are being scrapped - http://bbc.in/11rUqru
77. Child heart surgery reform suspended - http://bbc.in/17GMMOm
78. Government rethink over level of difficulty for disability benefit claims - http://ind.pn/13R8eMr
79. Michael Gove redrafts new history curriculum after outcry - http://bit.ly/19c2jao
80. Speed limit rise for motorways hits the brakes - http://bit.ly/14parxQ
81. Grayling signals legal aid climbdown over 'client choice' - http://bit.ly/18qZpO2
82. Gove abandons plans to drop climate change from curriculum - http://bit.ly/15kwMim
83. UK plans for plain cigarette packaging to be shelved - http://bit.ly/18du6Hf
84. Post-Olympic arts festival plan dropped - http://bbc.in/18dufdD
85. Minimum unit price for alcohol proposal shelved - http://bit.ly/12HItz9
86. Home Office backs down over 'go home' vans after legal complaint - http://bit.ly/17jBk7l
87. Government U-turns on criminal justice pledge - http://bit.ly/1bAq6hQ
88. U-turn on legal aid price competition - http://bbc.in/1fAvlyh
89. Government to amend lobbying regulation plans - http://bbc.in/19CKKfn
90. Plan to divert benefits of troubled families scrapped - http://bbc.in/15y4SCm
91. 'Epic U-turn' as Cameron announces GPs to provide 7-day service - http://bit.ly/19k4x0Z
92. Ministers u-turn on slimmer standards regime - http://bit.ly/163Izop
93. Anger over government U-turn on 15-minute care visits - http://bit.ly/15WSJVy
94. Visitor bond scheme to be scrapped by government - http://bbc.in/16XAuNf
95. U-turn over retired miners' fuel allowance - http://itv.co/18AHrEr
96. Payday loans U-turn represents 'intellectual collapse', says Ed Miliband - http://bit.ly/1966bV8
97. U-turn could result in plain packaging on cigarettes by 2015 - http://bit.ly/17WMvWG
98. Mark Carney forces George Osborne into U-turn - http://bit.ly/1aXZ857
99. Coalition reverses policy of growth in higher education sector - http://bit.ly/1ik95zo
100. Plan to use tolls to fund A14 improvements abandoned - http://bbc.in/1cjIJs7
101. Defence procurement privatisation plan axed - http://bbc.in/1gmd0Kn
102. Why the sudden Tory U-turn on the minimum wage? - http://bit.ly/1eQWL5O
103. Tories ditch pledge to let voters sack their MP - http://ind.pn/Mh1Wl4
104. Giant NHS database rollout delayed - http://bbc.in/1cVYy5D
105. David Cameron drops plans to ease fox-hunting restrictions - http://bit.ly/OVZNNg
106. U-turn over human rights protection for home care - http://bit.ly/QIYmCd
107. Cameron ditches foreign aid pledge - http://dailym.ai/1pA36WZ
108. Ministers intervene to prevent relaxation of checks at Passport Office - http://bit.ly/1jlR0wo
109. Land Registry privatisation plans abandoned by ministers - http://bit.ly/Woo1n4
110. Cable announces abandonment of student loans sale - http://bit.ly/Wooc1B
111. David Cameron in humiliating U-turn as he deploys Royal Navy flagship to save drowning migrants - http://bit.ly/1bmEO0R
54. David Cameron "reconsiders" £140 state pension reform - http://bit.ly/V819C6
55. West Coast main line rail contract halted in shock move - http://bit.ly/Vf52Id
56. Energy policy chaos as Cameron's 'lowest tariffs' row deepens - http://bit.ly/RX2CZT
57. Badger cull postponed until 2013 - http://bit.ly/TvXO2C
58. Number 10 backtracks on section 106 pledge - http://bit.ly/Tw0sFm
59. Treasury to defer planned increase in fuel duty - http://bit.ly/UDVu4g
60. David Cameron forced into U-turn on flood defence spending cuts - http://bit.ly/192rk7n
61. Disarray as child care tax break is put on hold - http://bit.ly/VOdb5G
62. Government retreats from plan to help families with childcare - http://ind.pn/XfK9bi
63. More cash for Tory shires after revolt - http://bit.ly/10JoCQB
64. Michael Gove forced into U-turn on GCSE replacement plan - http://bit.ly/14TqqWs
65. Mary Seacole to remain on the Curriculum - http://ind.pn/11ttnOL
66. Nuclear power: ministers offer reactor deal until 2050 - http://bit.ly/136eOvA
67. Osborne forced into U-turn as borrowing forecast fails - http://bit.ly/15yQsyK
68. Government scraps private finance plan for Crossrail trains - http://reut.rs/Xtrfl0
69. NHS private sector climbdown a 'humiliating U-turn' - http://bit.ly/W2r8gS
BONUS: Just one day in the life of this coalition of clowns - http://bit.ly/YbPgKz
70. Bedroom tax 'in chaos' after IDS announces exemptions - http://bit.ly/YYwAy0
71. Government to shelve plans for minimum price on alcohol - http://ind.pn/16pQUzF
72. Tory ‘U-turn’ on devolution - http://bit.ly/14nIBFi
73. Eric Pickles amends home extension plans - http://bbc.in/11mGwGg
74. Caste discrimination to be outlawed by Equality Act - http://bbc.in/ZG3rwa
75. Cameron drops foreign aid pledge - http://bit.ly/18lZdgX
76. Clegg says nursery ratio changes are being scrapped - http://bbc.in/11rUqru
77. Child heart surgery reform suspended - http://bbc.in/17GMMOm
78. Government rethink over level of difficulty for disability benefit claims - http://ind.pn/13R8eMr
79. Michael Gove redrafts new history curriculum after outcry - http://bit.ly/19c2jao
80. Speed limit rise for motorways hits the brakes - http://bit.ly/14parxQ
81. Grayling signals legal aid climbdown over 'client choice' - http://bit.ly/18qZpO2
82. Gove abandons plans to drop climate change from curriculum - http://bit.ly/15kwMim
83. UK plans for plain cigarette packaging to be shelved - http://bit.ly/18du6Hf
84. Post-Olympic arts festival plan dropped - http://bbc.in/18dufdD
85. Minimum unit price for alcohol proposal shelved - http://bit.ly/12HItz9
86. Home Office backs down over 'go home' vans after legal complaint - http://bit.ly/17jBk7l
87. Government U-turns on criminal justice pledge - http://bit.ly/1bAq6hQ
88. U-turn on legal aid price competition - http://bbc.in/1fAvlyh
89. Government to amend lobbying regulation plans - http://bbc.in/19CKKfn
90. Plan to divert benefits of troubled families scrapped - http://bbc.in/15y4SCm
91. 'Epic U-turn' as Cameron announces GPs to provide 7-day service - http://bit.ly/19k4x0Z
92. Ministers u-turn on slimmer standards regime - http://bit.ly/163Izop
93. Anger over government U-turn on 15-minute care visits - http://bit.ly/15WSJVy
94. Visitor bond scheme to be scrapped by government - http://bbc.in/16XAuNf
95. U-turn over retired miners' fuel allowance - http://itv.co/18AHrEr
96. Payday loans U-turn represents 'intellectual collapse', says Ed Miliband - http://bit.ly/1966bV8
97. U-turn could result in plain packaging on cigarettes by 2015 - http://bit.ly/17WMvWG
98. Mark Carney forces George Osborne into U-turn - http://bit.ly/1aXZ857
99. Coalition reverses policy of growth in higher education sector - http://bit.ly/1ik95zo
100. Plan to use tolls to fund A14 improvements abandoned - http://bbc.in/1cjIJs7
101. Defence procurement privatisation plan axed - http://bbc.in/1gmd0Kn
102. Why the sudden Tory U-turn on the minimum wage? - http://bit.ly/1eQWL5O
103. Tories ditch pledge to let voters sack their MP - http://ind.pn/Mh1Wl4
104. Giant NHS database rollout delayed - http://bbc.in/1cVYy5D
105. David Cameron drops plans to ease fox-hunting restrictions - http://bit.ly/OVZNNg
106. U-turn over human rights protection for home care - http://bit.ly/QIYmCd
107. Cameron ditches foreign aid pledge - http://dailym.ai/1pA36WZ
108. Ministers intervene to prevent relaxation of checks at Passport Office - http://bit.ly/1jlR0wo
109. Land Registry privatisation plans abandoned by ministers - http://bit.ly/Woo1n4
110. Cable announces abandonment of student loans sale - http://bit.ly/Wooc1B
111. David Cameron in humiliating U-turn as he deploys Royal Navy flagship to save drowning migrants - http://bit.ly/1bmEO0R
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