Look Left – Mubarak finally resigns; next stop: democracy
After 18 days of demonstrations and three decades of dictatorship, Egypt finally rid itself of Hosni Mubarak tonight, sparking wild celebrations as Tahrir Square erupted with delight.
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Clegg’s fave tune: Life on Mars – a barren, inhospitable world…
Nick Clegg appeared on Desert Island Discs this morning, putting the worries of the world to one side and revealing his favourite tunes, reports Shamik Das.
Look Left – The Week in Fast Forward
The Queen’s speech, the coalition’s £6bn cuts, trouble for Cameron from the Tory right, the Labour leadership latest, the Alastair Campbell QT row and more.
Teen pregnancies fall but media cite “failure”
Teenage pregnancies have fallen to their lowest rate in over 20 years. But the media are painting the new figures as a Government “failure”.
Politics Summary: Friday, January 12th
The Telegraph reports that “Goldman Sachs is investigating claims that one of its computers was used to rig a public vote on the introduction of a so-called “Robin Hood tax” on bankers.” Technical staff for the Robinhoodtax.org.uk website said thetest
Darling must listen to MPs’ call for High Pay Commission
The bankers’ windfall tax has failed to curb the bonus culture. The Government should listen to over 100 MPs and announce a High Pay Commission.