New OECD data shows how far Britain lags behind in women’s boardroom representation
New data from the OECD reveals just how far the UK lags behind other leading nations when it comes to equal gender representation in the boardroom.
Shamik Das
Look Left – A4e: Corruption, fraud and the £200m failure to help the unemployed
A4e, the scandal-hit company that has handled millions of pounds of government contracts, was the centre of corruption and fraud allegations this week.
Look Left – “A mess… unnecessary… setting the NHS back”: Another attack on the health bill
Another day, another week, and another stinging rebuke over the health and social care bill – this time from a former Department of Health permanent secretary.
“One of the finest foreign correspondents of her generation” – Marie Colvin, 1956-2012
Sunday Times journalist Marie Colvin was killed today in the Syrian city of Homs, alongside French photographer Rémi Ochlik. She was just 55 years old.
Tory support down as Cameron gets an “earful” from ‘yes men’ health summit
The political cost of the health and social care bill to the Conservatives grew today with a new poll revealing a four-point drop in support in the past month.
Reeves: “We must ensure we pass the test of fiscal credibility”
Rachel Reeves will echo Ed Balls and Ed Miliband’s recent calls for “fiscal credibility” being key to Labour “earning people’s trust back” in a speech tomorrow.
Look Left – The fight for the soul of the NHS goes on
The battle against the health bill continued apace this week, the petition to scrap it soaring past 100,000, making it eligible for a parliamentary debate.
Paediatricians warn of “extremely damaging effect” of health bill
More than 150 members of the Royal College of Paediatrics have today called on the health and social care bill to be withdrawn, reports Shamik Das.
Don’t believe the spin – the health reforms are Cameron’s just as much as Lansley’s
Despite trying to pin the health reforms on Andrew Lansley, David Cameron says he helped design them, he has backed them in public and is ultimately responsible.
Ken vows to reverse Boris’s police cuts and “make the streets safer”
Three months out from May’s Mayoral elections, Ken Livingstone today unveiled his “policing pledge for London”, reports Left Foot Forward’s Shamik Das.