We need to keep young girls out of our courts
Girls are being criminalised unnecessarily by courts, who have little regard for these vulnerable children’s welfare needs.
Yearly Archives: 2012
‘Best and brightest’ migrants forced out of the UK
People rarely think about the fact that the government’s immigration policies will send talented young people like them home.
Why are the government making it easier for UK multinationals to dodge their tax bills?
The last Budget introduced a vast watering down of anti-tax haven abuse rules
Irish political parties must meet female MP quotas or risk losing state funding
A Bill passed in the Irish government this weekend has historically changed the way women will be represented in the Dáil.
Bad news for Osborne, as polls show majority of people want a new chancellor
Poll figures released by YouGov yesterday show that 45% of people believe George Osborne should be replaced as chancellor of the Exchequer
Tories take a battering from Scotland and Northern Ireland
A former Conservative candidate dumped by his party just weeks before last year’s elections has dubbed the party north of the border as “rotten to the core”.
Global super-rich hoarding “up to £20tn” as HMRC get set to ‘name and shame’ tax dodgers
New research published yesterday shows “up to £20 trillion” is being stashed offshore by the world’s richest individuals.
Look Left – IMF warnings, economic non-solutions and Romney’s financial skeletons
Shamik Das looks back at the week’s politics, including our progressive, regressive and evidence of the week.
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Columbine, Virginia Tech, Aurora… Once again, calls grow for gun control
Shamik Das reports on the increased calls for gun control in the wake of the Aurora, Colorado, Dark Knight theater shootings.