Cameron reneges on his “promise to the world’s poorest people”. Again
The government once again failed to introduce legislation committing the UK to spending 0.7 per cent of GNI on international development in the Queen’s Speech today.
Yearly Archives: 2012
Nine measures for a ‘big L’ liberal Queen’s Speech
CentreForum’s Tom Frostick outlines nine measures a “big L” liberal government would enact in a Queen’s Speech.
The Queen’s Speech needs an ‘Economic Freedom Bill’
An ‘Economic Freedom Bill’ in the Queen’s Speech could address these wider economic imbalances, writes Mike Morgan-Giles.
Cameron’s vetoing of NHS Risk Register release “a desperate act which will backfire badly”
The government announced it will veto the rulint the NHS Risk Register be published, cynically burying the news on the day of the coalition relaunch.
Poll: 68 is too late for state pension, is “unfair” and will hit the poorest hardest
Neil Foster of Progressive Polling reports on new poll data showing public disapproval of the government’s plans to raise the state pension age.
Welsh education minister: ‘Callous, ignorant’ IDS should be sacked
Welsh education minister Leighton Andrews has called on UK work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith to be sacked over his “callous” comments on Remploy.
MPs accuse SNP of “biased” independence question
As the Scottish government’s consultation on an independence referendum enters its final week, MPs have condemned the SNP’s proposed question as being “biased”.
Will President Hollande be able to turn France – and the Euro Area – around?
George Irvin ponders whether newly-elected French President Francois Hollande will be able to turn France around, much less the entire eurozone.
Vive Hollande! M. Normal wins the day
Sanchia Alasia reports on Francois Hollande’s victory over Nicoals Sarkozy in the French Presidential elections.
The criminal war on journalism in Mexico
Mexico is now seen as the most dangerous country in the world to be a journalist, writes Donnacha DeLong, president of the National Union of Journalists.