Livingstone: Al-Qaradawi is a “leading progressive voice” in Muslim world
Former London Mayor Ken Livingstone has described Islamist extremist Yusuf al-Qaradawi as “one of the leading progressive voices in the Muslim world”.
Yearly Archives: 2010
The Coalition’s £100bn gamble on growth without the state
Zoe Gannon of Compass reports on the Coalition’s £100 billion gamble on growth without the state.
Spending Challenge – of 45,000 ideas, just 3 are taken up
Of the 45,000 proposals submitted to the government’s much hyped ‘Spending Challenge’, only three have been taken up, reports Matthew Pitt.
The graph that shames Nick Clegg
If the Lib Dem debate on ‘Ensuring Fairness in a Time of Austerity’ is to be a serious one, it must recommend a fundamental change of strategy for the Lib Dems.
The myth of the intergenerational workless household
References to the pattern of intergenerational worklessness in households are rarely accompanied by any relevant statistics on the no. of households involved.
Clegg’s justification for deficit hawk conversion doesn’t stack up
Nick Clegg spoke on Today about his change of heart on the timetable for deficit reduction. His justification for switching from a Keynesian to a deficit hawk does not stack up.
Clegg completes Thatcherite conversion with Maggie metaphor
Nick Clegg’s economic philosophy switched from Keynesian to deficit hawk in early May. He completed the conversion today by using Thatcher’s flawed household debt metaphor.
Who will turn London green?
Joss Garman puts Ken Livingstone, Boris Johnson and Oona King’s green policies and record to the test – read on to find out who comes top.
Forgemasters: Is Clegg about to play his get out of jail free card?
Kevin Meagher does some digging and ponders whether Nick Clegg could be about to conjure up £80 million to save Sheffield Forgemasters.
Cuts will hit the poorest, most vulnerable and disabled in Scotland
The Coalition’s welfare cuts will hit the “poorest, most vulnerable and those with disabilities” in Scotland, a new report out today reveals.