Daniel Elton
Daily Mail’s baseless ‘pay apartheid’ slur on public sector
The Daily Mail has mounted its highest of horses this morning, attacking the public sector over higher average pay than the private sector.
Has Cameron declared war on the BMA?
At Prime Minister's Questions today, David Cameron complained of "roadblocks" to reform of the NHS, but at first did not refer directly to the BMA.
Japanese Earthquake/Tsunami: News and Analysis
The news channels have been dominated by coverage of the Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami, which, as of 10am (GMT) Saturday, had cost the lives of at least 413 people, with a further 784 missing and 1,128 injured.
Coalition in danger of being ‘oiliest government ever’
The Cameron administration has had firm aspirations to be the 'greenest government ever', but the reality is turning out to be quite different. Alongside having a transport secretary who advocates gas-guzzling changes to public policy and continuing to encourage road-building in a time of austerity, they have announced that the person almost certain to head up the coalition's environemt and energy policy is a former BP policy advisor.
Poll shows widespread sexism; Mail says: “Women declare sexism dead”
The Daily Mail has used a report showing sexism is widespread in UK society to argue sexism is dead; the article is headed "sexism is dead, say most British women".
The Protection of Freedoms Bill: A new era in Westminster
Although the government has made serious moves in the direction of civil liberties - notably cancelling inherited plans to introduce identity cards and an aspiration to end child detention within the asylum system - the announcement of the Freedom Bill is a landmark moment in British government. The previous Labour government passed liberal reforms which changed Britain irrevocably.