June 2010
Look Left – The Week in Fast Forward
Tom Phillips brings together the major events of the past week in British and international politics as viewed by Left Foot Forward...
The government must not sell-out over Student Loans book
George Osborne’s announcement of plans to sell off the Student Loans book can certainly sound somewhat ominous: a debt that was previously owed to the government could now instead be held by some clandestine private company.
The week outside Westminster
Ed Jacobs rounds up the news from around the devolved nations...
Tory MEPs break government line in opposing Gaza resolution
Anybody who doubted the incoherence of Tory policy in the European Parliament should be convinced following the news that they split three ways on a resolution condemning the Israeli flotilla attack.
The Budget warnings for the NHS
Conservatives increase in real terms funding for NHS will be far short of the increases under Labour and will struggle to keep pace with the pressures of medical technology and an ageing population.
Death of a charity
The coalition government’s vision of a flourishing civil society sector rings hollow this morning. Refugee and Migrant Justice, a charity, has folded.