Free speech campaigners hail “major milestone” for libel reform in Defamation Bill
The Libel Reform campaign has said it is “delighted” with the government’s plans to introduce a Defamation Bill, outlined in the Queen’s Speech today.
Shamik Das
Cameron puts anti-worker ideology before evidence in Regulatory Reform Bill
Plans to make it easier to sack workers at will are not only wrong in principle but won’t actually reduce unemployment and kickstart the economy.
Cameron reneges on his “promise to the world’s poorest people”. Again
The government once again failed to introduce legislation committing the UK to spending 0.7 per cent of GNI on international development in the Queen’s Speech today.
Cameron’s vetoing of NHS Risk Register release “a desperate act which will backfire badly”
The government announced it will veto the rulint the NHS Risk Register be published, cynically burying the news on the day of the coalition relaunch.
The fight to save school sport goes on
Tonight, Chelsea play Liverpool in the FA Cup Final at Wembley; the Olympics are just weeks away… but where are future sports stars going to come from.
Look Left – Local elections 2012, mayoral referendums and Murdoch
Shamik Das looks back at the week’s politics, including our progressive, regressive and evidence of the week.
Salmond to be dragged before Leveson as ‘Wee Eck’ refuses to say if he’s been hacked
It was reveled today that Alex Salmond will appear before the Leveson Inquiry as the first minister refused to tell MSPs if he’d been hacked, reports Shamik Das.
Under fire over hacking? How do you prove you’re fit and proper? By mocking Roy Hodgson
Shamik Das reports on The Sun’s disgraceful front page today mocking new England manager Roy Hodgson.
One year on from slaying Bin Laden, Obama heralds “new chapter” in Afghanistan
A year on from the biggest call of his Presidency, to kill Osama bin Laden, Barack Obama has signed a new pact with Karzai on a surprise visit to Afghanistan.
Boris accused of being “out of touch with housing reality” as Ken targets Lib Dems
Labour today warned there will be further instances of London councils seeking to export families north as the government’s welfare reforms begin to bite.