The left and right of happiness
The persistence of David Cameron’s happiness agenda has undermined the left, providing an illusion of progress while infuriating neoliberals, says Craig Berry.
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Bertie Ahern, “the most cunning of them all”, jumps before he’s pushed
Kevin Meagher reports on the downfall of former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, a man so dodgy he makes David ‘Cash for Access’ Cameron look positively incorruptible.
Last Post for the NHS?
Jos Bell presents eyewitness sketches from both Houses on the final passing through Parliament of the health and social care bill this week.
Rangers FC: How a market leader went bust
Stephen Henderson looks at the whole saga of Rangers FC and asks what got them into the financial mess they’re in.
German superunion to begin negotiating for 6.5 per cent wage increase
Tony Burke examines the future of the IGM, a German superunion, and how they’re weathering the recession
On its tenth anniversary, the Global Fund is in crisis
David Taylor calls on the government to save the Global Fund, which funds the fight against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria worldwide
Look Left – G20 fails to calm the storm as eurozone crisis grows
The G20 summit failed to allay fears of world recession, breaking up tonight in ‘disarray’ having failed to agree a deal for the IMF, reports Shamik Das.
Gates tells G20: Innovate, lead and donate to save the world
Bill Gates told the G20 today that innovation was key to solving the world’s problems, saving lives and prosperity for all, reports Left Foot Forward’s Shamik Das.
“Private” Fraser is jumping the gun in predicting the Scottish Tories are doomed
“Private” Murdo Fraser, who is hoping to lead the Conservatives in Scotland, is jumping the gun in predicting the Scottish Tories are doomed, writes Kevin Meagher.
Clegg’s win on ‘free schools’ start of the battle to save state education
The vetoing of Tory plans for free schools to become profit-making marks out coalition dividing lines and the ideological battle over education at the next election.