Tories, Tesco, vino and the presumption in favour of development
Tamasin Cave of Spinwatch exposes the cosy links between Tesco and the planning minister Bob Neill, given the government’s planning reforms in favour of development.
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Tory press office twits should go back to spin school
The Tory press office took to Twitter last night to try to denigrate Ed Miliband’s conference speech, telling a few porkies on the way, reports Shamik Das.
Recycled Tory attacks show Clegg has gone native
Kevin Meagher on how Nick Clegg’s recycling of rhetoric from Cameron signals a new level of cooperation between the Lib Dems and Tories when Labour-bashing.
Clegg’s speech: Long on dramatic pauses, short on facts
Nick Clegg’s spin on issues such as the NHS, the environment and child detention didn’t quite match the facts, in his Liberal Democrat party conference speech.
Clegg attacks Labour/union link – but keeps schtum on Tory/City links
Nick Clegg will attack “vested interests” in his speech this afternoon, hitting out at Labour’s union link – yet saying nothing about the Tories’ City links.
Britain continues to pay lip service to human rights when exporting weapons
The UK will continue to play lip service to human rights concerns when exporting weapons, writes Ben Mitchell.
The hate at the heart of the Orange Order
Two of Northern Ireland’s most senior politicians face disciplinary action from the Orange Order for attending the funeral mass of Ronan Kerr.
How the Boundary Commission’s proposals are a migraine for councillors, activists and voters
The Boundary Commission appear to have taken no account of local authority boundaries when drawing up thier proposals, which are a subsequent mess.
Don’t buy the right-wing spin: Public sector pension costs set to fall
Whatever the rightwing attack dogs say, the cost of public sector pensions are due to fall as a proportion of GDP.
Former Tory minister “in the pay of the Libyans” claims Labour MP
Reports allege that former Thatcher minister Lord Trefgarne was in the pay of the Libyan regime while lobbying for the release of Lockerbie bomber Mohmed Al Megrahi.