Want to receive this summary in your inbox before 9am every morning? Sign up here. All the front pages are devoted to the killing of 12 people in Cumbria while the main political story remains the fallout from the Gaza flotilla.test
Rebuilding the progressive left is not just about the Labour leadership. A group of UK-based progressives have started a research project to look at opportunities for new organisations.
At PMQs, David Cameron defended his marriage tax policy, once described by Justice Secretary Ken Clarke as “social engineering”. His arguments were shaky at best.
Want to receive this summary in your inbox before 9am every morning? Sign up here. The Guardian‘s front page outlines that, “Pressure builds on Israel for full inquiry into Gaza flotilla deaths”. After 10 hours of deliberation, the UN securitytest
Andy Coulson’s salary has escaped scrutiny in today’s list of top civil service pay. But his reported £475,000 salary is likely to make headlines next year.
Helen Goodman MP argues today that Labour should adopt policies that enhance liberty and equality. She says the party allowed its “bossy tendency too much free rein”.
David Cameron today attempted to make the case for immediate spending cuts. But his rationale is flawed, as the Financial Times’ Martin Wolf made clear this morning.
Ed Miliband outlined today that he would make the introduction of a nationwide living wage “central to his campaign”. He said the living wage “empowered the powerless”.
In an essay for this week’s New Statesman, Jon Cruddas MP attacks the “new orthodoxy” on immigration and welfare recipients” which has emerged since the election.
On the Today programme this morning, David Cameron defended the coalition’s £6bn cuts – but the rationale for the move has shifted since the election.
