Teflon Teather dodges the key question about Sure Start
Alex Hern reports on Education Questions in the Commons today, in which children’s minister Sarah Teather was economical with the actualité about Sure Start.
Alex Hern
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Two weeks after ‘fixing’ it, Cameron creates a new “women problem”
Alex Hern writes about the coalition’s plans to slash maternity leave, and the coalition’s wider problems with female voters.
Cameron’s “failed experiment” leads to yet another economic downgrade
Alex Hern runs through the latest negative economic news, and reports on the New York Times’s criticism of the UK government.
Fox resigns, sparking puns from all sides
Left Foot Forward’s Alex Hern reports on the resignation in disgrace late this afternoon of defence secretary Liam Fox over the Adam Werritty scandal.
First Tory policy on the NHS makes waiting times 48% worse
Left Foot Forward’s Alex Hern reports on the massive increase in NHS waiting times.
Is there any way out of the Fox-hole?
The Liam Fox/Adam Werritty scandal drags on. And on. And on. Left Foot Forward’s Alex Hern covers the latest developments in the Fox hunt.
Nine economists tell George Osborne how to fix the country
Alex Hern runs through the alternatives presented to George Osborne in this weeks New Statesman.
Helmer’s exit takes us out of the frying pan and into the fire
Alex Hern runs over the madness that is the Conservative’s new MEP for the East Midlands.
Roger Helmer MEP steps down. He will not be missed
Alex Hern covers the resignation of Roger Helmer MEP, and reminds everyone what a terrible, rotten, nasty, bigoted man he is.
As energy company buckles, Miliband needs to pick more battles
Ed Miliband’s success on reforming the energy sector shows a new high-risk, high-reward strategy for him: fighting the entrenched interests others won’t touch.