Getting worklessness wrong, again
‘Worklessness’ is one of those terms which means one thing in specialist usage and something quite different in political discourse and media commentary.
Yearly Archives: 2010
New book reveals Alex Salmond is a man capable of “explosive rages”
A new biography of Alex Salmond paints him as a man capable of “explosive rages” whose “merciless criticism” left some of his staff “an emotional train wreck”.
Are the drone strikes in Waziristan war crimes?
With questions continuing to be asked over the war in Afghanistan, freelance journalist Daniel Furr asks whether US drone strikes in Waziristan are war crimes.
Will any regime fear Western intervention now?
In the wake of the Linda Norgrove kidnap tragedy, Matthew Carn looks at the doctrine of force projection and asks if any regime now fears Western intervention.
Every Lib Dem MP signed NUS pledge – will they all now cave in to Cameron?
Senior Liberal Democrats are facing significant resistance from their political opponents over the less than graceful U-turn over student tuition fees.
Housing benefit changes even more unfair than child benefit cuts
Chancellor George Osborne’s other announcement to introduce a cap on benefits at £26,000 is even more unfair than the child benefit changes.
Banks get the begging bowl out for small business lending fund
A group of six of our most prominent high street banks have got the begging bowl out again and headed for the Treasury, reports Ben Fox.
Melanie Phillips is inspiration behind Tea Party anti-Muslim leader
The English Defence League is strengthening its ties with the American Tea Party Movement. Melanie Phillips is an inspiration for the Tea Party’s anti-Muslim leader, Pamela Geller.
Suffragettes remain campaigning role-models a century later
A century on, the Suffragettes remain exemplary role models for effective campaigning, and occupy a unique position in our national consciousness.
Vince Cable warned of Murdoch’s unregulated media power
Vince Cable has been warned that a combined News International and Sky would lead to “a reduction in media plurality to an unacceptably low level.”