October 2011
Roger Helmer MEP steps down. He will not be missed
Alex Hern covers the resignation of Roger Helmer MEP, and reminds everyone what a terrible, rotten, nasty, bigoted man he is.
As energy company buckles, Miliband needs to pick more battles
Ed Miliband’s success on reforming the energy sector shows a new high-risk, high-reward strategy for him: fighting the entrenched interests others won’t touch.
Devolved nations call on Whitehall to create jobs
Today’s disastrous unemployment figures have been greeted with a sense of shock and deep concern across the devolved nations, reports Ed Jacobs.
What the Express is hiding about dirty Des’s not-so-generous charity lottery
Alex Hern looks at the lack of actual health donations from vulgar right-winger Richard Desmond’s ‘health lottery’.
Unemployment hits 17-year high – record number of young people out of work
Unemployment in the UK is at its highest for 17 years, the unemployment rate is the highest for 15 years, and youth unemployment is at a record high.
Commons to vote today on Labour’s five-point plan for jobs
While the Lords votes on the NHS reforms, Labour will use an Opposition Day Debate in the Commons to debate the economy, reports Left Foot Forward’s Shamik Das.