Politics Summary: Thursday, July 8th
Andy Burnham has accused supporters of a rival camp in the Labour leadership contest of conducting “malicious briefings”.
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Dr Vince swings back to the 60s with his vision for BIS
Clegg will not want to lose Cable or see him fail as he is – for the moment- the key member of his praetorian guard in the coalition government. Clegg has precious few true believers in his parliamentary party and Cable is from the more idealistic ‘we can make a difference’ school of why the Lib Dems are propping up a Conservative government.
Commission calls for greater financial freedom for Wales
The Holtham Commission report will heap yet more pressure on the Government to look seriously at how best to fairly fund the nations and regions of the country to address what a House of Lords committee has dubbed an “arbitrary and unfair” system.
7/7: ‘Anti terror’ rhetoric masks the inconvenient truth
A proper response to 7/7 must be to bring the alienated and angry young men of Britain, whether seduced by Al Qaeda, the BNP or football hooliganism, into society. Only then can we have social cohesion and only this is true counter-terrorism.
Climate ‘scandals’: Why it’s a storm in a teacup and why the media should be apologising
Today the National Snow and Ice Data Centre (NSIDC) confirmed record levels of decline in Arctic Sea Ice. So it’s particularly ironic that this conclusion should come on the same day that everybody in the media is fussing about whethertest
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OECD questions Coalition decision to scrap Future Jobs Fund
The OECD’s Employment Outlook has praised the Labour Government’s Future Jobs Fund. It says the decision to scrap the scheme by the Coalition is “of concern”.
Same old tricks from the Public Sector Pensions Commission
Today’s Public Sector Pensions Commission report is based on the politics of envy and a standard accounting trick to get some scary numbers.
Politics Summary: Wednesday, July 7th
Sign up to receive this political summary in your inbox by 9am every morning. The Guardian reports that, “Health trusts are cutting thousands of jobs to deliver £20bn of NHS ‘efficiencies’ despite the coalition government’s promises to protect frontline services”. Thetest
Half-time team talk for Labour leadership candidates
Now for a half-time team talk for the Labour leadership campaign teams: “You are out on your feet and fear of making a mistake is encouraging you to play it safe.” Candidates and campaign managers spent enough time with each other travelling the country and in Labour’s sweaty war room during the general election, but the pep talk has a familiar ring to it…