Damp spirits ahead of Geneva Climate Finance Conference
Representatives from around 40 governments meet today in Geneva to consolidate on the discussions held at Copenhagen last year, ahead of November’s Cancun UN Climate Change Conference.
Monthly Archives: September 2010
Caroline Lucas: Ed and David should support more options for AV referendum
Green Party leader Caroline Lucas has called on Labour leadership frontrunners David and Ed Miliband to support her amendment to the AV referendum bill on Monday to allow people to choose from a wider range of voting systems.
“We are but five men…” walking the long and winding road to peace
The Middle East peace talks will resume today amidst renewed hope of a permanent peace, with President Obama last night urging Israeli and Palestinian leaders not to let the chance of peace “slip away” – warning that “this moment of opportunity may not soon come again”.
Glass half-full for Tony as half-price books fail to fly off the shelves
On the day that Tony Blair’s memoirs were released, it all seems a bit quiet. There were no queues; the bookshelves still full of hardbacks with “half price” stickers placed on the front.
Coalition cuts endanger the poorest children on UK roads
Recent announcements of the coalition government’s cuts are to dramatically worsen the plight of Britain’s poorest and most underprivileged children, new research reveals.
Livingstone: Londoners to suffer £5,625 of cuts per head
Ken Livingstone has cliamed Londoners are under attack from the Government – with £5,625 worth of spending per Londoner to be cut over the next five years.
Political Innovation no1: Towards Interactive Government
If you’ve faced or solved problems around interactive government, help shape the body of knowledge around each of the barriers and their solutions on the wiki.
Launching the ‘Political Innovation’ project
This week, a cross-party group of bloggers have come together to launch a project called ‘Political Innovation’. It is for anyone who has ever asked themselves “why is politics still done like this?”