The electoral impact of climate change
Polling evidence suggests climate change has the potential to be a more important factor in this election than in any previous vote.
Yearly Archives: 2010
Campaigners turn up heat on “cab for hire” Byers
A petition has been launched asking the Queen “to strip Stephen Byers of his Privy Council Membership”, calling his behaviour “wholly & utterly inappropriate”.
BNP glee at ASA ban on climate ads
A systematic campaign by neo-fascist climate-denying BNP supporters seems to have achieved just what it wanted; the BNP campaigned against these ads and won.
Brown’s broadband bravado
Gordon Brown put internet connectivity at the centre of his manifesto today in a speech which aimed for “Britain to be the world leader in the digital economy”.
Budget 2010: View from Scotland
Continuing our series of reports ahead of the budget, we look at what Scotland, Wales and Norhern Ireland can expect, starting with Scotland.
Public “not facing up to” spending squeeze
The public are unprepared for public service cuts, according to a new report. The public favours increases in business taxes and inheritance tax above all others.
Millions still living without drinking water and sanitation
When you go to the loo today, spare a thought for the millions of people having to take a pee or deal with a period round the back of a hut – in full view.
Conservative social action campaign in chaos
The Conservative party’s ‘Cash Gordon’ campaign was backfiring badly this morning. Hundreds of tweets denigrating the Tories appeared on their home page.
A Local Action Network for community organisers
Political reform is about more than constitutional change, argues Liam Byrne MP. It also means street by street community organising.
Budget 2010: Helping the “squeezed middle”
Matthew Whittaker is a senior economist at the Resolution Foundation With economic recovery still far from secured, there remains a need to focus immediate attention on the recessionary hangover being felt by so many UK households. In particular, despite dropstest