Bertie Ahern, “the most cunning of them all”, jumps before he’s pushed
Kevin Meagher reports on the downfall of former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, a man so dodgy he makes David ‘Cash for Access’ Cameron look positively incorruptible.
Yearly Archives: 2012
Heathrow: The whirlpool of uncertainty is playing to the aviation industry’s advantage
AirportWatch’s John Stewart reports on the latest news in the debate on aviation in the south east, following reports the Heathrow third runway is back on.
Cameron remains silent on dinner party guestlist – what does he have to hide?
David Cameron is contiuning to keep secret his Downing Street dinner party guestlist today, as questions continue to mount over the “Cash for Cameron” scandal.
The World Outside Westminster – Muty in Mali, elections in Burma, Assad and the Republicans
Chris Tarquini looks back at the week’s main stories from around the world, including the latest from Mail, Burma, Syria and the US Presidential elections.
The Week Outside Westminster – The “dead man’s hand” of slasher Osborne
Ed Jacobs rounds up the week’s news from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, plus the week’s local council by-election results.
The reality of life as one of Ken Clarke’s ‘fat cat legal aid lawyers’
Harriet Williams looks at the reality of life as one of Ken Clarke’s ‘fat cat legal aid lawyers’.
Last Post for the NHS?
Jos Bell presents eyewitness sketches from both Houses on the final passing through Parliament of the health and social care bill this week.
Look Left – Here’s what LFF readers think of the budget
Our Left Foot Forward Budget 2012 survey, unlike the event itself, reveals a few surprises, reports Shamik Das.
Budget 2012: Some welcome news for cities, but questions remain about jobs and growth
Rachel Smith, research analyst at Centre for Cities, looks at the impact of George Osborne’s Budget 2012 on the cities of the United Kingdom.
Public care about international development but worry about waste and corruption
Peter Goldstein writes about the findings of a new survey of UK citizens’ attitudes to overseas aid and international development.