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.