Look Left – The Murdoch Menace
It was a week to forget for everyone’s favourite real-life Bond villain, Tory-supporting media magnate Rupert Murdoch, with sexism, phone-hacking and a new row with Ofcom.
Monthly Archives: January 2011
Egyptian protests show no sign of abating
The overthrow of President Ben Ali in Tunisia has started an unprecedented chain reaction in the Middle East and North Africa, writes ippr’s Alex Glennie.
Lanlsley’s latest sop to private health should come as no surprise
News that private health companies could be paid much more than their public sector NHS competitors under Andrew Lansley’s health reforms should come as no surprise.
Government pushes through new powers to sell off our forests
The government has opened its consultation today on plans to sell-off the national forests, writes David Babbs, executive director of 38 Degrees.
Fiddling at the edges on control orders not good enough
Shami Chakrabarti, the director of Liberty, says the innocent may be still be punished without trial and the guilty will continue to evade prosecution and imprisonment.
Lambeth launches the cooperative council
Councillor Steve Reid outlines how Lambeth Council plans to become Britain’s first cooperative council.
Cameron betrays 60,000 families as 250 Sure Start centres set to shut
60,000 families have been betrayed by David Cameron as a new survey indicates that 250 Sure Start centres will close. The findings undermine key promises by David Cameron.
Poll: Majority believe economy will worsen over next 12 months
53 per cent of the public believe the economy will worsen over the course of the next year – with only a quarter confident it will improve, according a new poll.
UKFI bosses quizzed on Glass-Steagall and Northern Rock
Members of the Treasury select committee questioned UKFI bosses on possible banking sector reforms in Parliament today, reports Chris Tarquini.
We must ensure that the Holocaust never becomes an ‘untold story’
Today, we honour the memory of those who perished and of those who survived the darkest chapter in our shared history, to ensure that the Holocaust never becomes an ‘untold story’.