The Guardian splash that the Chilcot inquiry is “incapable of addressing … whether the invasion of Iraq was legal” because it does not include a single judge or lawyer. The claim was dismissed as “rubbish” by Lord Falconer on thetest
Adair Turner joined Hector Sants today in questioning the wisdom of George Osborne’s policy to scrap the FSA. He said it would cause “disruption”.
David Cameron is expected to make a speech today following up on his “go for growth” comments to Andrew Marr yesterday. But the policies leaked to the Times, Mail and Express will cost at least £3.9 billion and would requiretest
Orpington councillor Peter Hobbins has been exposed for making racist comments about candidates who do not have “normal” names. The email to the Orpington Conservative Association said: “I have been contacted by a Mr Dilon Gumraj and a Zerha Zaiditest
The ‘Broken society’ that David Cameron has focused on is the fault of the rising inequality that primarily took place under Margaret Thatcher.
Britain landed one of the top two EU jobs last night as Baroness Catherine Ashton became EU high representative for foreign and security policy and promised to pursue a strategy of “quiet diplomacy“. Belgian PM, Herman Van Rompuy, becomes Counciltest
New data published today by the OECD show that Britain’s gross financial liabilities are set to remain close to those of the OECD average over the next decade.
The shortest Queen’s Speech since 1900 receives a mixed reaction in the papers. The FT and Guardian lead on a scheme to help young people find work using “windfall savings from lower-than-expected unemployment.” According to The Guardian, the social caretest
In the week a UN study warned of dire consequences for the planet, predicting a 6-deg. rise in the Earth’s temperature, Tory climate-sceptics gather in Europe.
Andrew Lansley is among campaigners who have opposed a wind farm in Cambridgeshire. It raises new questions about the shadow cabinets commitment to renewables.
