Clegg talks the talk on equality – but seat cull will make things worse
Nick Clegg today said his MPs were “woefully unrepresentative” of modern Britain – yet his seat cull plans will make things even worse, reports Shamik Das.
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Look Left – It’s the economy, Osborne
It was all about the economy this week, the poor news on which casts a shadow over conference season, which starts tomorrow, writes Shamik Das.
“Greenest government ever” ordered to face High Court on air pollution
The government has been ordered to face a judicial review for failing to protect people’s health from harmful levels of air pollution in towns and cities.
As conference season approaches, economic reality begins to dawn for coalition
With party conference season around the corner, the reality that the economy may not grow as planned is beginning to dawn for the coalition parties.
Vindicated Balls gives absent Osborne an economics lesson
Small wonder George Osborne chose to hide last night rather than be grilled on Newsnight following yesterday’s disastrous unemployment figures, writes Shamik Das.
Fees, cuts… Is this what Cameron means by “giving young people back their future”?
David Cameron and Ed Miliband clashed over the economy at Prime Minister’s Questions today, following this morning’s horrendous unemployment stats.
City minister asked: “Why hasn’t a single banker been prosecuted yet?”
City minister Mark Hoban was grilled last night on why no bankers had been arrested, prosecuted and jailed in the UK for their role in the financial crisis.
Osborne set to U-turn on QE – so why not on Plan B?
Chancellor George Osborne looks set to give the green light to a second round of Quantitative Easing – a policy he once described as “an admission of failure”.
Look Left – World unites to remember the day time stood still
The world united today to mark the tenth anniversary of 9/11, with services held across the United States, from Ground Zero to the Pentagon to Pennsylvania.
Audit Commission to investigate anti-HS2 Tory councils
A number of the major district and county councils along the route of the proposed High-Speed Two (HS2) rail line are being investigated by the Audit Commission.