UK’s decision to rejoin EU’s Erasmus scheme is supported by majority of Britons, poll finds
The government says that up to 100,000 people of all ages could benefit in the first year.
Nigel Farage faces second investigation over claims he broke electoral law
Anna Turley, the Labour party chair, has called on Farage to “urgently come out of hiding” and explain whether his party spent more than the £20,660 limit for campaigning.
Depoliticising the elections regulator is a no-brainer for Labour
Democracy depends not just on rules, but on confidence that those rules are enforced without fear or favour.
Latest Posts
Poll boost for Scots independence campaign
Support for Scottish independence has increased, according to a new poll.
Why Raul Castro is speaking at the Mandela memorial and David Cameron isn’t
Raul Castro will be speaking today at the Mandela Memorial and David Cameron won’t. Here’s why.
Human rights in the UK: enduring but under attack
Access to justice and the rule of law, so long preached to other countries, is increasingly fragile in Britain.
Stop the War conference: a one-eyed version of events in Syria
In order to fit events into its supposedly ‘anti-imperialist’ worldview in which no one claiming to be opposed to the United States can do any wrong, StWC is willing to indulge fantastical conspiracy theories.
3 arguments for paying MPs more money and why they’re wrong
We looked at three arguments being put forward as justification for the pay rise it is recommended MPs receive this week. Oh, and why they’re wrong.
3 questions Iain Duncan Smith must answer
We have three questions that we believe IDS ought to be asked by the committee.
Spanish Popular Party ‘laments’ Mandela’s passing but votes against statue in favour of Franco
Spanish right-wing ruling Popular Party “laments the loss of Nelson Mandela” on its Twitter account. A few months earlier they voted against naming a street after Mandela – a street called “July 18” (in honour of the day Franco rose against the Republic in 1936).
What the UK can do about corruption in the global South
Western countries are effectively giving corrupt people and companies the tools to steal from their citizens.
‘Sport has the power to change the world’. Madiba’s sporting legacy
Shamik Das looks at Nelson Mandela’s sporting legacy, and the role rugby, cricket and football played in the years following Apartheid.
It’s telling that the chancellor failed to mention ‘manufacturing’ once in his Autumn Statement
The re-balancing of the economy which Osborne promised has been all but abandoned.