Britain set to send “sizeable amount” of troops to back France as Mali donor conference opens
David Cameron has said Britain is prepared to send a “sizeable amount” of troops in support of French forces battling Islamist militias in Mali.
Shamik Das
Watch: “Lying, thieving, b******s”… Whistleblower reveals sick views of Work Programme contractors
Disabled and jobless people were referred to as “lying, thieving, bastards” by a major Work Programme contractor, the BBC’s Panorama revealed last night.
Clegg wrong to claim Labour would have cut capital investment at same rate as government
OBR figures show Nick Clegg was wrong to claim Labour would have cut capital investment at the same rate as the government.
GDP down 0.3% – economy flatlines through 2012
Gross Domestic Product shrank 0.3 per cent in the final quarter of 2012 – with the economy flatlining through the whole of 2012.
Look Left – Cameron’s Euro gamble, Osborne’s borrowing problems, and bad news for Salmond
Shamik Das looks back at the week’s politics, including our progressive, regressive and evidence of the week.
Unemployment down 37,000 to 2.49 million
Unemployment fell by 37,000 between September and November to 2.49 million, and the unemployment rate is down to 7.7%, today’s labour market statistics reveal.
Osborne reveals plans for even deeper cuts if Tories win in 2015
George Osborne today told the cabinet there will be even deeper cuts if the Tories win the 2015 general election.
Europe: Public mood “more pro-membership than for some years”
The latest Sunday Times/YouGov poll shows a majority in favour of EU membership for the first time this Parliament.
CPS set to quintuple tax evasion prosecutions
The CPS is set to increase the number of tax evasion cases it prosecutes fivefold to 1,500 a year by 2014-15.
Look Left – Gove’s Ebacc reforms, more Europe rows, and anger at ESA changes
Shamik Das looks back at the week’s politics, including our progressive, regressive and evidence of the week.