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This week’s most read: Benefits Street, unqualified teachers and cannabis
The most read articles on Left Foot Forward this week.
European commissioner is right: we can not let populism win ahead of facts on immigration
Vivane Reding, vice-president of the European commission, stated in a web chat last night that in the UK there is a perception of an “invasion of foreigners” coming to the UK to “steal jobs”.
Royal Mail sell-off: taxpayer short changed…according to Vince Cable
The taxpayer may have been shortchanged to the tune of hundreds of millions of pounds by the sale of the Royal Mail, according to markers laid down by Vince Cable back in October.
What exactly is a ‘Muslim baby’?
How exactly did the Times manage to discern that the children in question were believers.
What’s gone wrong on London’s roads?
Pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists now account for over three quarters of the casualties on London’s roads.
Qualified teachers: the Labour policy that makes Tories unfathomably angry
You wouldn’t think that a policy requiring all teachers to obtain qualified teacher status (QTS) would be particularly controversial.
Labour should be arguing for more than 500 Syrian refugees
If Nigel Farage is able to make the case for Syrian asylum seekers, Ed Miliband should be able to.
Wales removes ‘treadmill of bureaucracy’ for GPs
Doctors’ leaders have welcomed changes being made to GP contracts in Wales which will reduce bureaucracy and improve access for patients to GP surgeries.
Nigel Farage is right, but for the wrong reasons
It’s a rare thing for a socialist to be inspired by something Nigel Farage says.
The government must recognise gambling can cause serious harm
Councils who do not want more betting shops in their communities should have the power to turn them down.