Universities tell Cameron: Please don’t crack down on international students
Seventy university heads have sent a letter to the prime minister asking him not to unfairly target international students to lower immigration levels.
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Tories denounce boardroom quotas, as report says male-dominated boards will fall behind
The UK government will not support quotas to get more women into the boardroom – as a report says all-male companies will fall behind.
Osborne’s inevitable pasty tax U-turn set to cost Treasury £35 million
Pasty makers celebrate today following chancellor George Osborne’s pasty tax U-turn – but how will he make up the £35 million lost?
In austere times, German trade union achieves above-inflation pay rise for workers
Germany’s giant IG Metall union has secured an inflation-busting pay increase of 4.3% for engineers and metal workers.
More than 70% of public want Osborne to U-turn on cuts and adopt a Plan B
George Osborne may have performed reverses on the “pasty tax” and “caravan tax” last night, but it’s on austerity the public really wants a U-turn.
Sinn Féin’s twin aims: Winning friends in the north and finding some southern comfort
A rejection of the European Union treaty in the upcoming Irish referendum would be seen as a success for Sinn Féin and inject hope into the party.
Chuka tells Cameron: Third of trade unionists are Tory, so stop the union bashing
Shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna has branded Tory union bashing “bad politics”, amidst reports a third of trade unionists are thought to be Conservative.
Lower gilt yields are a sign of panic not coalition credibility
Ministers are using low gilt yields as a sign of coalition “credibility”, yet low yields are a sign of undermined growth, explains Cormac Hollingsworth.
Austerity Isn’t Working • Sparpolitik ist keine Lösung • L’austérité ne marche pas
Carlos Mulas, Executive Director of Fundacion IDEAS, tells the story of a new, pan-European campaign against ever more austerity.
New poll reveals the consensus behind austerity is shattering
Politics and public opinion across Europe changed decisively in May; before then the austerians dominated – but now, the tide has turned, writes Steve Hart.