February 2011
Boris: The bankers’ best friend
Boris Johnson held more meetings with bankers and the financial services industry than with government ministers, the Met police, his electors or the press since coming to power.
Retail sales provide some economic optimism – for now
If today's retail sales data is a true indication of the underlying trend in retail sales, then the economy is in better shape than many of the pessimists have feared.
Pickles has made only ONE ministerial visit in SIX months
It emerged today that communities secretary Eric Pickles has only made ONE ministerial visit in the last SIX months, reports Shamik Das.
‘Simplification’ leads to severely disabled young people’s benefits being cut
Yesterday’s Welfare Reform Bill contains huge changes for the UK’s social security system - as well as a number of damaging new sanctions and fines, reports Nicola Smith.
Realpolitik alive and well under the Obama administration
There is no doubt that Bahrain is a less likely place for the popular unrest sweeping the Middle East to settle, over and above more traditionally volatile states in the region.
No frontline cuts? Really, Mr Cameron?
In a week of u-turns for the better, there was further evidence today of a u-turn for the worse - the breaking of David Cameron's pre-election pledge that there would be no frontline cuts to public services.