Hollande’s pursuit for tax capital set to raise €20 billion
An outline of newly elected French President Francois Hollande’s tax plan which aims to re coup of €20 billion from the nations wealthiest citizens.
Yearly Archives: 2012
Fresh blow for Salmond as Barroso stalls SNP’s EU membership plans
The President of the European Commission,José Manuel Durão Barroso, has seemingly holed the SNP’s policy on EU membership, reports Ed Jacobs.
US election campaign digest: DNC 2012 and more
Larry Smith reports on the latest events in the US Presidential election campaign.
Review: “2016: Obama’s America” – ever more conspiracy theories dressed up as documentary
Shamik Das reviews “2016: Obama’s America”, the new film by conservative author and commentator Dinesh D’Souza.
Comment: Paleo-Unionism needs to fully accept equality and tolerance
Paleo-Unionism needs to fully accept equality and tolerance in the new Northern Ireland, writes Kevin Meagher.
Look Left – Cameron’s reshuffle, Balls and Cable, and Obama and Clinton
Shamik Das looks back at the week’s politics, including our progressive, regressive and evidence of the week.
Balls woos Cable, in Plan B plea to “sensible people in the government”
Shadow chancellor Ed Balls has followed Labour leader Ed Miliband’s lead, making fresh overtures to business secretary Vince Cable.
Serious Obama shows stomach for the fight and a strategy to match
Sara Ibrahim, chair of the Young Fabians, reports from Charlotte, North Carolina on President Barack Obama’s speech.
Reshuffle: Health: The five key priorities for Mr Hunt
Jos Bell looks at the challenges facing new health secretary Jeremy Hunt following his succeeding of the sacked Andrew Lansley in this week’s Cabinet reshuffle.
Extreme weather, extreme prices: Time for governments to ‘stress-test’ global food system
Tracy Carty, Climate Change Policy Advisor at Oxfam, writes about Oxfam’s “Extreme Weather, Extreme Prices: The costs of feeding a warming world” report.