Indy editor-in-chief determined to appoint Liddle
The row over racist and sexist comments allegedly made by Rod Liddle continue. This blog has learnt that Independent editor-in-chief Simon Kelner still wants Liddle.
Yearly Archives: 2010
Regressive impact of IDS’ marriage (+ kids) tax
Iain Duncan Smith today attacks Labour’s record on the family. But his new marriage tax proposal, being considered by David Cameron, would widen inequalities.
Politics Summary: Thursday, January 21st
Tory cuts, Haiti earthquake survivors, the Government’s anti-terrorism strategy, climate change and public and private sector pay.
Long-needed reform of libel laws takes huge step forward
Following Jack Straw’s announcement that libel lawyers’ “success” fees would be cut by 90 per cent, campaigners for libel reform say it’s a big step forward.
The NHS – is it truly national?
The Nuffield Trust’s report into the state of the NHS since devolution has painted a picture of a health service that has fragmented across the four nations.
Rebounding labour market no excuse for triumphalism
Today’s unemployment figures show the labour market rebounding more quickly than in the past. But 2.5 million people in unemployment is no excuse for triumphalism.
Memo to the mainstream: where’s the vision, where’s the courage?
Moving the UK from being one of the most unequal developed world societies to being one of the most equal would yield huge benefits, new research has confirmed.
Nick Griffin to address US white supremacist conference
BNP leader Nick Griffin will join KKK members, neo-Nazis, holocaust deniers, anti-immigration extremists & eugenicists at a white supremacist conf. next month.
Unemployment shows quick rebound for labour market
Today’s fall in the Labour Force Survey of unemployment shows that the labour market has rebounded more quickly than in any previous recession since the 1970s.
Future of US healthcare reform in doubt
Republican Scott Brown’s stunning victory in the Democratic stronghold of Massachusetts is a dramatic setback for President Obama’s plans for healthcare reform.