July 2010
Hunt for super-fast broadband
The culture secretary Jeremy Hunt is aiming to end the UK's digital divide; yesterday, he outlined his forthcoming plans to consult the telecoms industry on how to provide high-speed broadband access to all the UK.
Humphreys fails to tell the whole picture on debt
When interviewing Ed Balls on the Today programme this morning, John Humphreys cited a McKinsey study to claim the UK's debt-to-GDP ratio was 469 per cent - "the highest in the world", yet fails to clarify the full meaning of this figure nor put it into context.
Consumers and business fearful for the future
Almost half of all people across Wales are now finding it more difficult to manage financially than during the height of the recession, new research has found.
PCTs: From being “champions for patients” to being abolished – in just two months
Yesterday's announcement that all 302 Primary Care Trusts in England will be abolished by 2013 with more power given to GPs represents a complete about-turn from the Coalition Agreement of less than two months ago.
Inflation adds to the UK’s economic worries
News that UK inflation (as measured by the consumer prices index) eased back to 3.2 per cent in June, from 3.4 per cent in May, merits only the smallest of cheers.
Cows infiltrate Tube to ‘coMOOte’ to work this morning
Herds of activists dressed as cows infiltrated the capital's morning commute today to mark a new Friends of the Earth drive for rainforest-free food.