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Analysis: The nature of power in Egypt
As Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi moves to grant himself broad powers over the judiciary, Quilliam’s Maajid Nawaz poses serious questions of his motives.
Cameron’s PMQs Work Programme claims don’t add up
Ed Miliband reiterated his claim the Work Programme had a success rate of just 2% at Prime Minsiter’s Questions today – a figure dismissed by David Cameron.
Watch: “At each other like rats in a sack” – Miliband’s PMQs attack on Cameron’s Cabinet
Watch today’s PMQs: Ed Miliband and David Cameron clashed over the Work Programme, jobs and the economy at today’s Prime Minister’s Questions.
Banners and brollies: The fight to save Lewisham Hospital
Jos Bell reports on the march to save Lewisham Hospital and writes about what is next for the movement.
Hague: UK will back Palestine UN vote if Abbas ‘re-enters peace talks with Israel’
The UK will back Palestine’s bid for non-member status at the United Nations tomorrow if Palestinian leaders agree to re-enter peace talks with Israel.
The Work Programme isn’t working
Compared to its predecessor the Flexible New Deal, the Work Programme isn’t working, writes IPPR North’s Bill Davies.
“The guilty should be brought to justice” – union blacklist baron grilled by Parliament
Ian Kerr, who ran the trade union blacklist, dished the dirt on his company’s activities in evidence to the Scottish affairs committee in Parliament today.
Is the Wales Office trying to stifle debate on the Silk Commission?
A report in today’s Western Mail describes the opinion of some within the Wales Office who wish to dampen the debate on the findings of the Silk Commission.
“One Planet” Labour: Miliband and Balls a welcome contrast to gas-loving Osborne
After a sustained period of silence from the shadow front bench on green issues, Ed Miliband and Ed Balls have emerged on the right side of the debate.
The abject failure of the Work Programme
Official figures from the DWP show just how big a failure the government’s Work Programme has been.