Sign up to receive this politics summary by email before 9am every morning The Guardian reports that, “Lord Mandelson has washed his hands of responsibility for Cadbury’s £11.9bn takeover by the American conglomerate Kraft, insisting it was a decision fortest
President Obama faces battles to get climate and healthcare legislation through the Senate – especially if the Republicans win today’s Massachusetts by-election
After months of wrangling between Kraft and Cadbury’s, it looks almost certain now that another iconic British brand will fall into the hands of foreign buyers.
A new drug to treat rheumatoid arthritis has been approved for use in Scotland but not in England and Wales, raising fears of a ‘medical apartheid’ in the UK.
Nick Griffin has hijacked the devastation in Haiti to push his political agenda. He said compared the death toll in Haiti to pensioner deaths in the UK.
NESTA have announced the winners of the Big Green Challenge, a £1 million prize for communities in response to climate change. We report on the new innovations.
I gave an interview to the Evening Standard last week which is in today’s paper. Generally it’s a fair piece and reflects my views on Iraq (articulated previously on this blog) and other issues. But one line that I tooktest
David Cameron has again defended his European allies, claiming some of the charges against them are “absolutely not true”, saying he “wouldn’t join” extremists.
A poll for Migration Watch shows public support for a cap on net immigration. But a cap wouldn’t work and deeper analysis shows the public want control not a cap.
There will be a full-scale review of how education funding in Wales is allocated to schools, colleges & universities, the Welsh Education Minister has announced
