Right-Wing Watch
Ashdown turns up heat on Clegg to abandon State snooping plans
Nick Clegg finds himself under increased pressure on the government’s snooping plans from his own side, with Lord Ashdown today condemning the proposals.
Coalition continues crackdown on benefits fraud, but will they clamp down on tax fraud?
Is there really anything more to David Cameron and George Osborne’s benefits clampdown than punishing the already punished?
Support grows for mayors as Londoners hail “better city” from experience
A new ComRes poll contains good news for advocates of mayors. 69% agreed that London was a 'better city' for having a mayor.
Calls grow for ex-SNP MSP to quit over domestic abuse allegations
A former SNP MSP, Bill Walker, has sparked fury after announcing he intends to continue sitting as an independent MSP despite allegations of domestic violence.
Extension of State snooping cannot be allowed to happen on the Lib Dems’ watch
An extnesion of State snooping and surveillance powers simply cannot be allowed to happen on the Lib Dems’ watch, says the Social Liberal Forum’s Prateek Buch.
Boris and Ken clash over tax dodge claims
Exactly 30 days before Londoners go to the polls, Ken Livingstone and Boris Johnson clashed today over tax during and after an on-air row on LBC radio.