2012
The government has the power to stop Hester’s bonus, they just don’t want to
The government has the power to do exactly what it says it can’t, and stop Stephen Hester, the director of the failed RBS bank, getting a million pound bonus.
US grew almost twice as fast as UK in 2011
The US economy grew by 1.7% in 2011 compared to 0.9% in the UK - almost twice as fast. The new figures put to bed Treasury spin that the two economies were on the same course.
Mandelson weighs in behind National Investment Bank
Alex Hern reports on the support Lord Mandelson has given to the idea of a national investment bank, as called for by a new IPPR pamphlet
Brown’s blueprint for reform of global education may soon become reality
With almost 70 million children of primary school age not in school - a figure set to rise by 2015 - urgent action is required, Gordon Brown said this week.
Salmond’s Scottish referendum is a textbook example of a leading question
Alex Hern explains why the phrasing of the question to be asked in the Scottish referendum should be concerning for anyone who wants a fair vote.
All in it together? RBS fat cat “in line for £7m payout”. Seven. Million
Shamik Das reports on RBS chief Stephen Hester’s obscene bonus and pay packages - which could see him receive seven million pounds for 2011.