Balls attacks long-term damage of Osborne’s “short-term pain”
Ed Balls will today warn of the “long-term damage” being done to the economy and “long-term price” paid by the country for George Osborne’s economic failures.
Shamik Das
Five key points about the welfare cuts that are damaging the economy
Shamik Das writes about the five key points everyone should know about the welfare cuts that are damaging the UK economy.
Will our golden summer bring about lasting change?
Shamik Das reports on post-Games polling on the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics from Channel Four and the British Future think tank.
Review: “2016: Obama’s America” – ever more conspiracy theories dressed up as documentary
Shamik Das reviews “2016: Obama’s America”, the new film by conservative author and commentator Dinesh D’Souza.
Look Left – Cameron’s reshuffle, Balls and Cable, and Obama and Clinton
Shamik Das looks back at the week’s politics, including our progressive, regressive and evidence of the week.
Balls woos Cable, in Plan B plea to “sensible people in the government”
Shadow chancellor Ed Balls has followed Labour leader Ed Miliband’s lead, making fresh overtures to business secretary Vince Cable.
Watch: George Osborne gets bood at the Paralympics – while Gordon Brown gets cheered
George Osborne was booed at the Paralympics yesterday – while Gordon Brown was cheered.
All change as Cameron reshuffles the Coalition Cabinet
The new Cabinet is beginning to take shape with ministers who’ve been demoted, moved sideways or axed learning their fate this morning.
Syria: Cameron and Obama step up pressure on Assad amidst chemical weapons fears
David Cameron and Barack Obama have warned any move towards the use of chemical weapons by Bashar al-Assad “would force them to revisit their approach so far”.
Petition to protect school playing fields stepped up as pressure rises on Gove
The fight to save school playing fields received renewed impetus today following the revelations Michael Gove overruled experts five timesto approve sell-offs.