Left Foot Forward
Government ramps up Trident work despite coalition pledge
As the government cracks under pressure on forest sales and housing benefit for the long-term unemployed, further revelations on Trident replacement spending are adding to their headaches.
Momentum with change as AV referendum gets the green light
It's official: the alternative vote referendum will go ahead on Thursday, May 5th - exactly 11 weeks from now, reports Shamik Das.
UUP leader calls for end to mandatory coalitions at Stormont
Ulster Unionist Party leader Tom Elliott has called for an end to the statutory obligation for coalition government in Northern Ireland, and for there to be an official opposition.
How many people does it take to change a government’s mind?
Some people say signing petitions and emailing MPs never changes anything - but it did this time, with the government's u-turn on the forests sell off, writes Johnny Chatterton.
The biggest back to work scheme since the 30s? A history lesson for the PM
The PM described the government’s ‘work programme’ as “the biggest back to work scheme since the 1930s”; this is a very strange parallel for them to draw in support of his policies.
Still a lot of rumour and speculation over civil partnerships
While the government has confirmed that religious elements will be allowed in civil partnerships, suggestions they will go further - such as by allowing the word “marriage” - are rumour and speculation.