Look Left – Miliband shuffles the shadows as Clarke/May feud drags on
Ed Miliband shook up his shadow cabinet today, seizing the agenda while the Tories fiddled over ‘cat gate’, reports Left Foot Forward’s Shamik Das.
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Cameron the global statesman contrasts with Miliband’s wholly domestic speech
Having been wholly omitted from Ed Miliband’s leader’s speech last week, David Cameron put foreign affairs at the front of his conference speech today.
UK growth down as IMF warn deficit reduction should not be at the expense of growth
The UK economy barely grew in the second quarter of 2011, GDP up just 0.1 per cent, as the IMF said deficit reduction should not be at the expense of growth.
Poll worry for Cameron on eve of conference speech
There was worrying poll news for David Cameron on the eve of his Tory party conference speech this afternoon, reports Left Foot Forward’s Shamik Das.
Can Lansley be trusted with the NHS? 400 more experts say NO
Andrew Lansley addressed the Conservative party conference this afternoon against the backdrop of yet more anger at his regressive NHS reforms, reports Shamik Das.
Mr Nasty: The regressive, judgemental horror of IDS’ marriage tax plans
The Tory marriage tax policy is the worst example of vicious, right-wing ideology, social engineering, the nasty party at its nastiest, writes Shamik Das.
Look Left – Tory obsession with Europe goes on. And on. And on
The Tories gather in Manchester this week, with the economy, Europe, and more Europe set to dominate, reports Left Foot Forward’s Shamik Das.
FTSE suffers worst quarterly fall since 2002 as fears rise of “Great Stagnation”
The FTSE fell 13.7 per cent since the start of July – the worst quarterly fall since Q3 2002 and the fourth worst in its history, reports Shamik Das.
Blair: “The money is just a way of funding the rest of the things I do”
Tony Blair hit back against allegations of financial impropriety relating to his Middle East role in an interview on Indian TV last night, reports Shamik Das.
Miliband quizzed on disability reforms, apologises for omission from speech
Ed Miliband apologised for not defending disabled people from attacks by the Tories and right-wing press in his conference speech, reports Shamik Das.