IPCC report: man-made global warming ‘unequivocal’
It is “extremely likely” that humans have been the principal cause of warming since the 1950s, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
Tory Britain: Man sets fire to job centre after not eating for three days
An unemployed man who had not eaten for three days set fire to a job centre in order to get a hot meal in police custody, according to the Manchester Evening News.
Three reasons Labour must not be bullied by fat cat energy bosses
The most important thing now is that Ed Miliband and the Labour Party stand firm against the inevitable cascade of sour grapes that are about to come their way. Here are three reasons why that is so important.
Will David Cameron really risk siding with rip off energy firms this winter?
Ed Miliband’s announcement today on an energy freeze is not only a radical policy, but it also places David Cameron in a very awkward position.
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The three issues Labour must focus on at conference
Left Foot Forward is at conference this year, and James Bloodworth has looked at what he believes are the three key issues the party needs to focus on.
This week’s most read: Melanie Phillips, school dinners and benefit fraud
The most read articles on Left Foot Forward this week.
Labour to scrap hated Bedroom Tax
Ed Miliband will use a speech at party conference on Saturday to commit a future Labour government to repealing the coalition’s Bedroom Tax.
Goodbye Mel, we won’t miss you: A look back at Melanie Phillips’s greatest hits
James Bloodworth looks back at the five best/worst Melanie Phillips columns.
Private equity firms get ‘gift from the taxman’ thanks to Osborne’s employee shareholder scheme
Wealthy private equity firms are planning to use the government’s new ’employee shareholder’ policy to avoid paying tax on their shares, according to legal experts.