London mayoral race now too close to call (but Boris is leading on paper)
Alex Hern reports on the latest opinion poll to come out on the race to be the mayor of london.
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Sinn Féin plans next moves towards Irish unity
Kevin Meagher reports on the further progress towards a concrete plan for Irish unity from Sinn Féin, and asks whether this shows how far Northern Ireland has come in the last few years.
Don’t believe the spin – the health reforms are Cameron’s just as much as Lansley’s
Despite trying to pin the health reforms on Andrew Lansley, David Cameron says he helped design them, he has backed them in public and is ultimately responsible.
Scottish independence would leave Trident dead – and the MoD don’t care
Kate Hudson, general secretary of CND, reports that the MoD have made no contingency plans as to what to do with Trident in the event of independence.
Too many councillors leaving leaves councils too homogeneous
Tulip Siddiq and Peter Allen assess the reasons why councillors don’t stay in the job.
The insurance industry’s millions to the Tories are set to pay off
Alex Hern reports on the changes to ‘no-win no-fee’ arrangements set to be made law today, and how insurance companies’ million-pound donations to the Conservatives may have helped.
The government has the power to stop Hester’s bonus, they just don’t want to
The government has the power to do exactly what it says it can’t, and stop Stephen Hester, the director of the failed RBS bank, getting a million pound bonus.
Salmond’s Scottish referendum is a textbook example of a leading question
Alex Hern explains why the phrasing of the question to be asked in the Scottish referendum should be concerning for anyone who wants a fair vote.
All in it together? RBS fat cat “in line for £7m payout”. Seven. Million
Shamik Das reports on RBS chief Stephen Hester’s obscene bonus and pay packages – which could see him receive seven million pounds for 2011.
Liddle’s latest outrage shouldn’t surprise us
Alex Hern reminds everyone that Rod Liddle’s never been the nicest journalist on the block – and that his latest outrageous comments are just par for the course