Shamik Das
Syria: Assad’s forces “using rape as a weapon”
The savagery of the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad continues to worsen with each passing day, reports Shamik Das.
More than 70% of public want Osborne to U-turn on cuts and adopt a Plan B
George Osborne may have performed reverses on the “pasty tax” and “caravan tax” last night, but it’s on austerity the public really wants a U-turn.
Look Left – Massacre in Syria, the horror of Azerbaijan and a deeper double-dip
Shamik Das looks back at the week’s politics, including our progressive, regressive and evidence of the week.
Salmond quits stalling and finally launches independence campaign – as poll says ‘no’
A new poll today revealed only a third of Scots would vote yes to separation, against 57% sticking with the Union, as Alex Salmond launched the ‘yes’ campaign.
Oxfam: Austerians guilty of “bad economics, bad arithmetic and ignoring the lessons of history”
A group of leading economists and social scientists have said austerians are guilty of “bad economics, bad arithmetic and ignoring the lessons of history”.
Balls: “Complacent and out of touch” Cameron and Osborne to blame for deeper double-dip
The UK economy shrank by more than first thought, down 0.3% in the first quarter of 2012, and down 0.6% over the past two quarters - a deeper double-dip.