Benn: Bercow for President!
King of Labour’s Left Tony Benn today called for the Speaker of the House of Commons to be made President of Britain.
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Balls mocks “Panglossian” Osborne over Bullingdon, growth and Boris
Ed Balls took aim at George Osborne during a raucous, six-hour debate on the economy in Parliament yesterday, reports Shamik Das.
Ignore the Mail’s distortions, here’s what Goldsmith actually said
The Daily Mail was in full ‘outraged’ mode today over Zac Goldsmith’s comments to the Joint Committee on Privacy and Injunctions yesterday, reports Shamik Das.
Look Left – Does Labour need its own Plan B?
In the wake of the autumn statement, and in the midst of the pensions dispute and eurozone crisis, focus has shifted to Labour’s policies on the economy.
Exposed: The climate deniers’ sea levels lies
The latest Spectator claims the sea level rise in the Maldives is a “lie”. And their source for this claim? Climate denier and pseudoscientist Nils-Axel Mörner.
Watch Cameron’s pathetic ‘condemnation’ of Clarkson’s sick comments
David Cameron failed to denounce Jeremy Clarkson today for his sick remarks about executing trade unionists – merely describing it as “a silly thing to say”.
Look Left – Workers prepare to fight slasher Osborne
George Osborne delivers his autumn statement on Tuesday against a backdrop of low growth, high unemployment and impending strikes, reports Shamik Das.
Singing for a fairer future
The TUC have put together a public services campaign song ahead of the November 30th Day of Action against the government’s savage public sector pensions cuts.
Leveson witnesses tell of the suicides caused by tabloid intrusion and lies
The Leveson Inquiry takes a break today, at the end of a week in which celebrities and ordinary people have testified to the abhorrence of the tabloid press.
$3.1 trillion lost to tax evasion globally; cost to Britain: £69.9 billion
New research today from the Tax Justice Network reveals tax evasion costs 145 countries, representing over 98 per cent of global GDP, US$3.1 trillion a year.