Tories vote with BNP to ‘set womens’ rights back 30 years’
Conservative party MEPs have voted with the BNP to oppose a resolution supporting womens’ sexual and reproductive health across Europe.
Bankers expecting bigger bonuses this year
A majority of bankers expect to receive a bonus this year, despite the fact that most people are seeing their living standards stagnate.
The Sun’s mealy-mouthed non apology for its ‘1,200 mental patients’ headline
Tucked away in its ‘clarifications and corrections column today, the Sun has offered what looks like an apology for a distasteful and inaccurate headline two weeks ago.
It’s official: high earners delayed their bonuses to take advantage of Cameron’s 50p tax cut
The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) yesterday made it official: high earners delayed their bonuses to take advantage of Cameron’s top rate tax cut.
‘BBC presenters have deeply held left-wing political views’. Do they? That’s not what the evidence suggests
If anyone should be complaining about BBC bias it is the left rather than the right.
NHS loses 445 nurses in a month
The NHS lost 445 nurses in the last month, meaning that there are now 5,890 less nurses than there were in May 2010.
Most people will have bigger concerns than GDP this Friday
On Friday the latest GDP figures will be released and will almost certainly show that the recovery is well underway, with growth of perhaps as much as 1 per cent for the third quarter of the year. Provided the predictionstest
Are ‘green taxes’ really to blame for rising energy bills?
Trevor Kavanagh rolls out a familiar trope in today’s Sun: that so-called green taxes are to blame for rising energy bills. They aren’t.
Npower: no corporation tax in three years and £35million in bonuses for bosses
Npower have announced that they are to put up energy bills by 10.4 per cent from 1 December – the highest price rise so far by any supplier.
David Cameron’s cost of living tips
David Cameron believes people should wear a jumper to help them save on their energy bills this winter. That’s not his only piece of bizarre cost of living advice.