Loans chaos rounds off rotten week for students
The news this morning that students are to face another year of chaos and delays in applying for grants and loans comes at the end of a terrible week for them.
Yearly Archives: 2010
The week outside Westminster
Round-up of the week’s news from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Lambeth Mutual – the co-operative way?
Lambeth’s work with resident and voluntary led organisations to deliver local services is nothing new, located in a strong tradition built up over many years.
Budget 2010: Housing investment must continue
Despite the £38bn spent on decent homes which improved hundreds of thousands of council homes, many of the worst estates continue to be untackled.
Politics Summary: Friday, March 19th
More on the Lord Ashcroft scandal and William Hague’s involvement with the £127 million tax avoider, nuclear submarines, Clegg, Darling, the BA strike and more.
The left-wing case for an English parliament
The left need to offer a collective, forward-looking, dynamic and all-inclusive vision of England and Englishness that the people of England can sign up to.
Lies, damn lies and BASCAP
In what is no doubt a tightly coordinated effort to gain momentum from the Digital Economy Bill, a report has been written by BASCAP into piracy.
Budget 2010: Fixing finances and cutting carbon
This week’s budget is being held against the backdrop of severe pressures on public finances, with politicians being exhorted to “think the unthinkable”.
Defending Sure Start against vicious right-wing attacks
As questions continue to mount over the Conservatives’ policies on Sure Start, one of their media proxies has launched a vicious attack on the scheme.
Mental health problems cost Wales £7.2bn
A report by the All Wales Mental Health Promotion Network has estimated that mental health problems cost Wales to be £7.2 billion.