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Watch: Miliband flays Cameron on the economy at PMQs
Following Friday’s poor growth figures, Ed Miliband went after David Cameron on his failing economic record at today’s Prime Minister’s Questions.
While Gove tinkers, Wales retains the GCSE
The Welsh government has opted to retain the current exams model of GCSEs and A-Levels, putting Wales and England on course to see radically different systems.
Why does Cameron hate the working time directive? Here are some of the key rights workers’ may lose
Why do David Cameron and the Eurosceptics hate European Union measures that protect workers’ rights? Here are some of the key rights workers’ may lose.
UK youth unemployment third worst in OECD – what are the lessons to be learnt?
The UK has the third worst level of youth unemployment in the OECD, with only crisis-hit Greece and Spain having higher levels, a new report out today reveals.
Comment: IDS and the DWP can run, but they can’t hide
Sue Marsh writes about the DWP’s refusal to send anyone on the radio to debate her on the ESA cuts.
Britain set to send “sizeable amount” of troops to back France as Mali donor conference opens
David Cameron has said Britain is prepared to send a “sizeable amount” of troops in support of French forces battling Islamist militias in Mali.
Watch: “Lying, thieving, b******s”… Whistleblower reveals sick views of Work Programme contractors
Disabled and jobless people were referred to as “lying, thieving, bastards” by a major Work Programme contractor, the BBC’s Panorama revealed last night.
Alliance publish plans to tackle “human, social, economic and financial” costs of division
The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland have published plans to tackle “human, social, economic and financial” costs of division, entitled “Shared Future”.
Comment: Labour needs to build a One Nation party that “looks like the country we seek to represent”
Labour needs to work harder to build a One Nation party that “looks like the country we seek to represent”, writes Usman Ali.
Comment: Qatar 2022: There should be no World Cup without workers’ rights
Following the Emir of Qatar’s visit to Britain last week, Ruwan Subasinghe shines a light on the 2022 World Cup host’s appalling record on workers’ rights.