Shamik Das
Syria: Chilling scale of Assad’s state-sponsored torture revealed
The chilling, frightening, inhuman scale of state-sponsored torture under the regime of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad was revealed today.
Once again, hypocritical, deregulation-loving Osborne attacks Labour over bank regulation
George Osborne again sought to lay the blame for the banking scandal at Labour's door today for lack of regulation - yet he had called for more deregulation.
Arrogant Osborne still refusing full banking inquiry – even as Diamond resigns
George Osborne again ruled out a full public inquiry into the scandal-plagued banking sector - even as disgraced Barclays chief Bob Diamond finally resigned.
Bankers’ buddy Boris breaks promise not to slash police and fire budgets
Boris Johnson, the bankers’ best friend, is breaking his promise not to cut London’s police and fire brigade budgets, reports Shamik Das.
Elton John attacks Ukraine’s homophobes as Kiev debates anti-gay law
Elton John has called on Ukraine to drop a proposed law that would proscribe public discussion of LGBT rights and also called for an end to homophobic violence.
Balls calls for “three more u-turns” – on a bankers’ bonus tax, 50p and the ‘granny tax’
As the Finance Bill reaches its final stages in the Commons today, Ed Balls has called on George Osborne to u-turn on bonuses, the 50p cut and the ‘granny tax’.