Politics Summary: Friday, March 5th
The Lord Ashcroft scandal, more poll woe for the Tories, Gordon Brown’s appearance at the Iraq inquiry, the £2.5 bn supertax take and Mugabe’s love of Cameron.
Yearly Archives: 2010
Poll trends suggest Labour victory
An analysis of all this years polls, carried out by Left Foot Forward, shows that, Labour is set to overtake the Conservatives in the week of the election.
Policy focus – paying for devolution
New research by the ippr suggests those parties favouring greater devolution while committed to the Union might have a difficult time convincing the English.
Cameron knew Ashcroft tax status “in last month”
Liam Fox this afternoon admitted that David Cameron knew Lord Ashcroft was a non-dom “within the last month”. He refused to say when William Hague first knew.
More turmoil for UKIP as PPC jailed and MEP expelled
UKIP was plunged into turmoil this week following the expulsion of West Midlands MEP Nikki Sinclaire and the conviction of Chorley PPC Nick Hogan.
Britain needs a 21 hour working week
Britain faces an environmental, social and economic crises. A 21 hour working week is one approach to this triple crunch.
Tory MEP publicises Robin Hood Tax seminar – by mistake
Tory MEP Roger Helmer has inadvertently publicised a seminar titled “Fighting for a financial transaction tax”.
SNP and Plaid Cymru angered by “London Stitch Up”
The Scottish National Party and Plaid Cymru have reacted badly to the news that they will be barred from the General Election leaders’ debates.
Politics Summary: Thursday, March 4th
Want to receive this politics summary by email every morning at 9am? Click here to sign up. The Ashcroft saga remains on the front page of the Guardian and Independent. The Guardian covers William Hague’s admission on Radio 4’s Thetest
Michael Foot: 1913-2010
Tributes have poured in from across the political spectrum today following the death of Michael Foot, leader of the Labour party from 1979-1983, who died today.