Trapped between Moscow and Damascus: Annan’s peace plan for Syria stumbles again
Russia will only support Annan’s plan if it doesn’t stipulate the form of a unity government, yet the opposition demand the exclusion of Assad’s inner circle.
Yearly Archives: 2012
George “regulation was too burdensome” Osborne attacks Labour for being too lax
The chancellor today blamed Labour for lax regulation of the banks, yet accused them in 2006 of being too tough on regulation.
Graduate unemployment doubles in five years
New figures from HESA reveal rising graduate unemployment on the same day as Department of Education stats show an increase in numbers of 16-18 year old NEETs.
Krugman: Government deficits are a consequence of the crisis, not a cause
This country is relying too heavily on pre-crisis policy ideas that have since been disproved.
Miliband: Time for prosecutions, proper regulation and an end to the “casino culture”
Ed Miliband today called for criminal prosecutions in the wake of the Barclays Libor scandal, saying people were “outraged and disgusted” by the rigging.
Sheffield Lib Dem activist: Replacing Clegg is “topic that people talk most about in the party”
Nick Clegg intends to lead the Liberal Democrat Party at the next election, but will the people of Sheffield Hallam vote him back in?
It’s our culture, stupid
A new Fabian pamphlet, published yesterday, calls on Labour to reach out to an increasingly socially conservative electorate with visions of a fairer society.
“Healing the wounds of the past is a slow process, but Her Majesty has played an important part in it”
History was made today in Northern Ireland as the Queen shook hands with Martin McGuinness, reports Shamik Das.
Flogging Olympic broadcasting rights to the highest bidder
DCMS ringfences free-to-air broadcast of the Olympics, yet the IOC expect bids from pay TV broadcasters for the 2016 Games. What do they know that we don’t?
What will a post-Olympics Britain look like?
We need a deeper appreciation of what sport is and what it can and can’t do.