January 2011
Johnson resigns as Shadow Chancellor – Balls takes over
Alan Johnson shocked Westminster today by resigning as Shadow Chanellor for "personal reasons to do with my family". Ed Balls is the new Shadow Chancellor.
Burnham: “What on Earth is Simon Hughes’ job all about?”
Simon Hughes is coming under pressure to explain his decision to vote for the abolition of Education Maintenance Allowance, with Andy Burnham calling him a "yellow Tory".
New franchise deals must safeguard passengers
There’s scant evidence to suggest longer franchise periodsthat on its own this will result in improved performance or a better deal for rail passengers.
The problem with the constituency redrawing and AV Bill and how to solve it
The government needs to act quickly over constituency redrawing and AV Bill if it is to avoid what Lord Harris has described as a ‘constitutional car crash’.
We shouldn’t abandon the label “extremist” for extremists
To mount an effective challenge to the casual bigotry of the dinner-table as well as the EDL and al-Muhajiroun, Baroness Warsi needs to explain who an extremist is.
Businesses “deserve better” than the new Regional Growth Strategy
Tomorrow night sees the deadline for the first round of bidding to the new Regional Growth Fund, writes Kevin Meagher.