When shame left the room: racism, immigration, and Britain’s moral retreat
Britain is sliding backwards into open racism, fuelled by political silence, immigration narratives & the media. Can we reverse this fall?
Politics is full of scrutiny, but once in a while positive recognition doesn’t go amiss
Lib Dem MP Jamie Stone reflects on securing Pride in Place funding for his constituency
Why has devolution ground to a halt?
That’s a hammer blow to plans to deliver growth and to get power out of Whitehall and back into local communities.
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Wales calls for second u-turn on coastguard closures as Salmond hits out at Huhne
Carwyn Jones has urged the government to rethink plans to downgrade Wales’s busiest coastguard station in Swansea, while Alex Salmond has attacked Chris Huhne.
Egypt at the crossroads as Presidential candidate warns of “anarchy”
Nick Clegg will meet Egypt’s transitional leaders today, as economic and social turmoil engulfs the country, reports Left Foot Forward’s Shamik Das.
Did “intelligence” on Dale Farm protestors come from undercover police agents?
Kevin Meagher covers the eviction at Dale Farm, and asks what the police meant by “intelligence” they had about the tactics of protestors and the defences they had erected, which saw officers “fully equipped” to counter them.
More evidence of impact of Osborne’s savage research and development cuts
There was yet more evidence of the impact of George Osborne’s short-sighted cuts to science and research and development today, reports Shamik Das.
Boris fiddles as London prepares for transport chaos
Alex Hern writes about the transport chaos set to descend on London for the Olympics, and details Ken Livingstone’s calls to the mayor for better preparation.
Former Army chief: SNP needs to be “honest and transparent” on defence policy
Ed Jacobs covers the growing row over the SNPs refusal to state what their defence policy would be post-independence.
A third of the country could lose advice vital to preventing homelessness
New analysis by Justice for All reveals housing and debt advice, received under legal aid, will not be available at all in a third of areas in England and Wales.
Why is Cameron repeating his job creation lies?
David Cameron repeated at Prime Minister’s Questions, for the third time, lies about the number of private sector jobs created since the 2010 general election.
Griffin’s friends the KKK come to Britain
Alex Hern reports on the exposure of a biker from Durham as the head of the KKK in the UK
Labour and the Conservatives need to reach out to the ordinary voter
Policy Exchange’s David Skelton argues Labour and the Tories need to reconnect with the ordinary voter, and lays out policies which could make it happen.