Do Miliband’s plans for Generation Rent go far enough?
The shortcomings of such light-touch reforms are plain, writes Rob Edwards.
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NHS funding increase needed as financial crisis looms
The NHS inevitably faces a ruinous financial crisis by 2015/16 unless it receives a significant financial injection, according to a new report.
1.4 million now on zero hours contracts
Shocking new figures from the Office for National Statistics show that British employers are using about 1.4 million ‘zero-hours’ contract.
30 per cent cut in flood defence funding under the Tories
New figures show that flood defence funding in the South West of England was cut by 30 per cent in advance of the winter floods.
Government ‘trying to stigmatise job seekers’, says trade union
Labour and Unite have slammed the government’s new mandatory Community Work Placement scheme, reports Rob Edwards.
Labour beats the Tories when it comes to local MPs
New findings suggest Labour MPs are 73 per cent ‘more local’ than Tories.
Number of overdue smear tests rockets under coalition
360,000 more women are overdue cervical cancer screening compared to three years ago, as women struggle to book check-ups at their local GP surgery at convenient times.
“I’m a great believer in social mobility” – Left Foot Forward talks to Tory MP Adam Afriyie
Robert Edwards caught up with the up-and-coming Tory MP about social mobility, coalition politics and UKIP.
‘When someone is raised in North Korea…their mind is paralysed’
In an exclusive interview, Rob Edwards speaks to North Korean defector and editor of Free NK, Joo-Il Kim, about life in the hermit state.