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We will be returning on Monday 5th January with more hard-hitting news and comment, written by and for the UK left.
According to the latest EU statistics, the UK ranks a lowly 18th place when it comes to people with at least an upper secondary education (equivalent to A-levels) The UK should be at the top of the table when it comes to education.
There appears to be an uptick in jobs but its enough to keep up with increasing demand
With former Pennsylvanian Sentor winning a clean sweep of three state contests last night in the race to be the Republican nominee to be President, it appears the GOP has a real problem. A brokered convention looms.
Despite trying to pin the health reforms on Andrew Lansley, David Cameron says he helped design them, he has backed them in public and is ultimately responsible.
Ed Jacobs looks at life for Christians in Syria during the unrest, and calls on the government to do more to support freedom of religion worldwide
Alex Hern reports on the quiet failure by KPMG to release a report which, they claim, makes the case for gas power over wind turbines.
Young people are having to choose whether to eat or travel to college thanks to the government’s “disastrous” decision to axe education maintenance allowance.
Joe Fortune calls for Network Rail to be mutualised, in an effort to ensure not only short-term good management, but long-term good governance.
Kevin Meagher assesses where the Tories stand on renewable energy, in the wake of a letter signed by 101 Conservative MPs against wind farms
Alex Hern reports on the outcome of Mail editor Paul Dacre’s testimony to the Leveson inquiry, which has resulted in him being called back to a second hearing.
