Shamik Das
Government review of UK aid – goals and reaction
The Department for International Development (DFID) today unveiled the results of a review into UK aid - Left Foot Forward outlines the main policy goals and reaction.
Austerity? Five HSBC fat cats share £35 million
New figures show HSBC's top earner raked in £8.4 million, while 180 UK staff pocketed bonuses averaging £600,000, and HSBC paid just £236 million in UK corporation tax last year - despite doubling its profits to £11.8billion.
The challenges ahead in raising living standards
The Resolution Foundation's Commission on Living Standards launched this morning, tasked with improving the lives of people on low-to-middle incomes, reports Shamik Das.
Baroness Williams hits out at NHS reforms
Senior Lib Dem peer Shirley Willimas has said she can't support the government's NHS reforms, calling the scale of the reforms "too great" and leaving "too many questions unanswered".
Miliband to warn of “cost of living crisis”
Ed Miliband will warn this morning of a "cost of living crisis" at the launch of the Resolution Foundation's Commission on Living Standards, reports Shamik Das.
Look Left – Tripoli tyrant hangs on – but for how long?
The top story this week has been the events in Libya, with a defiant Colonel Gaddafi this evening vowing to "fight those who are against us", saying he wouldn't be taken alive.