Lib Dems need to press Cameron to implement Robin Hood Tax
This was the week Robin Hood rode back into our lives – not on the back of a glistening stallion but in the form of Russell Crowe.
Yearly Archives: 2010
Ed shows his hand and launches campaign for Labour crown
Ed Miliband joined his brother David in formally declaring his candidature for the Labour leadership today.
What should Labour’s leadership contest be about?
This blog will remain neutral during the Labour leadership election. But we want to ensure that the contest is about the future of the party’s policy & organisation.
Look Left – The Week in Fast Forward
He was from Eton and Oxford, he was from Westminster and Cambridge; they’d flirted with each other for years, and then, finally, it happened.
Worrying doubts over Britain’s new security minister
David Cameron’s government has appointed Dame Pauline Neville-Jones as minister of state for security and counter-terrorism.
New data dispels sceptics’ myths as PCC rules against UKIP climate denier
A major assertion made by those peddling disinformation about the science of climate change is that sea ice is growing, not shrinking.
Child benefit cuts will result in a worse deal for the poor
Today’s Guardian reports that the new Lib Dem/Tory Chancellor George Osborne has made plans to cut spending on child benefit by ‘targeting’ the benefit.
Campaigners call for Theresa May to be removed as Equalities Minister
Nearly 30,000 people have joined a Facebook group calling for Theresa May to be sacked as Equalities Minister. She repeatedly voted against gay rights measures.
The week outside Westminster
The prime minister and Scottish secretary will visit Scotland today, with first minister Alex Salmond set to issue a £700 million demand.
BNP candidate charged with assault as Griffin faces oblivion
The BNP candidate filmed kicking and punching a young man on the eve of the election has been arrested on suspicion of assault.