When I Die: Lessons from the Death Zone
Philip Gould’s “When I Die: Lessons from the Death Zone” was published yesterday; “When I Die”, a short film documenting his final days, has also been released.
Yearly Archives: 2012
Tories threaten to ignore their mandate on Lords reform
In threatening to rebel over Lords reform, Tory backbenchers are forcing the government to renege on both manifesto promises and the coalition agreement.
Starkey courts controversy (again) by comparing Alex Salmond to Hitler
Starkey has managed to unite Scotland’s political parties in outrage after he compared SNP leader and Scottish first minister Alex Salmond to Hitler.
Osborne’s ‘granny tax’: Robbing pensioners to pay the one per cent
Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury Rachel Reeves explains just how regressive George Osborne’s ‘granny tax’ is.
Forget Sugar, listen to Adonis – a man who knows a thing about transport
Labour peers Lord Sugar and Lord Adonis have waded into the London Mayoral election debate, with Ken Livingstone and Boris Johnson facing off in just two weeks.
Tory MEPs vote for gender identity to be on list of mental and behavioural disorders
Tory MEPs have voted against the withdrawal of gender identity from the the International Classification of Diseases’ list of mental and behavioural disorders.
Third of UUP MLAs could leave as MEP lays into “faceless, gutless” bully boys
A third of the Ulster Unionist Party’s MLAs could leave, as a UUP MEP launches a scathing attack on the “faceless, gutless” individuals briefing against him.
Osborne’s ‘granny tax’ will sting those on a personal pension of just £67 a week
George Osborne’s ‘granny tax’ will hit new pensioners on a personal or occupational pension of just £67 a week, new research reveals today.
Freedom of speech and the freedom to Tweet
Freedom of speech is one of the foundations of a democracy and must be protected as far as is reasonably possible, writes Mike Morgan-Giles.
Labour must ensure patients not profit are the way forward for the NHS
In fighting the health and social care act, Labour must reject outmoded marketisation, building a consensus around the NHS’s founding values.