Left Foot Forward
How attractive is Britain to ‘benefit tourists’?
It's been reported that work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith is to challenge the EU commissioner Laszlo Andor after the latter, along with his fellow commissioners, announced that the commission would be taking Britain to court for discriminatory practices in its application of regulations on welfare payments.
The Week in Washington: AG Holder denies perjury claims, Obama pushes for judges and more
Larry Smith's weekly round up of American politics.
UK construction industry shrinks 10 per cent under coalition
The UK construction industry has shrunk by ten per cent under the coalition and construction output is now at its lowest level since 1998, according to new analysis by the TUC.
Anti-Muslim incidents and the Woolwich attack: an initial appraisal
There's no one, easy solution to this problem, and the origins of hatred and prejudice are extremely complex. However the first step should be to recognise that anti-Muslim incidents like these are a serious problem in their own right, and in a just and fair society, no one should be subject to this sort of violence and prejudice.
Look Left: ring-fencing the NHS and schools budget, CO2 emissions and intervention in Syria
James Bloodworth looks back at the week’s politics, including our progressive, regressive and evidence of the week.
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