July 2011
Warnings over Scottish fuel poverty target as energy chief enjoys £2m bonus
New concerns are being raised about the bonus package being awarded to Ian Marchant, chief executive of Scottish and Southern Energy, reports Ed Jacobs.
Share of GDP paid to low earners down 25% in 30 years
The Resolution Foundation’s “Missing Out” report reveals that the share of GDP paid as wages to the bottom half of earners has fallen 25% in the last 30 years.
Norway tragedy: The hard-right haters are still going on about Islam
Right-wing commentators and extremists, who blames Muslims for Friday's terror attacks in Norway, have sought to justify their prejudices - or just blamed them anyway.
Crisis caused by Cable’s “right-wing US nutters” is welcomed by Tory backbenches
Vince Cable may lash out at the debt ceiling “nutters” in the US, but their fellow adherents to ideological purity on the Tory backbenches are out in force.
Things will only get worse for the police as May’s cuts begin to bite
Britain’s police officers will be forgiven if they view this past week as one of the worst in their history - yet things are about to get a whole lot worse.
Look Left – I dag er vi alle norske
At least 93 people are now known to have been killed in Friday’s terror attacks in Norway; Anders Behring Breivik will appear in court tomorrow charged with the attacks.