The main story of the day is the Government’s announcement of £6 billion in cuts this year. The Independent reports that civil servants will be told today that they are being banned from recruiting any new staff in a “severe setbacktest
Without wide changes in party leadership, membership and party procedures, electoral reform will not result in our representatives being any more proportionate.
Speaking at this year’s Progress conference, Andy Burnham MP spoke of a genuine “fear and loathing” from traditional voters lost by Labour since 1997.
Ed Miliband has distanced himself from Labour’s culture of briefing. He said it was a “self destructive, awful culture”.
LEPs will further strengthen city regions like Greater Manchester and Leeds and offer some of the powers that these areas have secured to other conurbations.
The coalition agreement, the Labour leadership race, the British Airways strikes and more.
Mr Cameron has to dampen the EU fervour of the Lib Dems and dampen the rampant scepticism of the dinosaurs in his party, meaning weak pragmatism rules.
In the past week the prime minister has visited Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland; Left Foot Forward looks at how he fared, plus the rest of the week’s news.
Yesterday the new coalition government announced it is to “review libel laws to protect freedom of speech” as part of a welcome and much-needed package.
Protesters last night stepped up the pressure on Theresa May by calling for a full explanation of her past record and an apology “in the form of an affadavit”.
