Newham, Stoke, ‘social cleansing’ and economic growth
Kevin Gulliver reports on the housing crisis in the UK, and its role in yesterday’s negative growth figures, dragged down by the construction contraction.
David Cameron
Clean energy summit will expose more coalition divisions
Addressing a major clean energy summit this week, David Cameron has the opportunity to break his silence and rediscover his old enthusiasm for green politics.
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.
Tories threaten to ignore their mandate on Lords reform
In threatening to rebel over Lords reform, Tory backbenchers are forcing the government to renege on both manifesto promises and the coalition agreement.
Osborne’s ‘granny tax’: Robbing pensioners to pay the one per cent
Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury Rachel Reeves explains just how regressive George Osborne’s ‘granny tax’ is.
Tories mount a campaign against their own energy policy
Quite how David Cameron thinks this can be the greenest government ever if he isn’t serious about household energy use is anyone’s guess, writes Charlie Samuda.
Cameron calls for suspension of sanctions on Burma and invites Aung to Britain
David Cameron today invited Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to come to Britain in June and called for EU sanctions on the country to be suspended.
Indonesia: A beacon for the Arab Spring, a triumph over dictatorship and extremism
David Cameron today lavished praise on Indonesia – the country with the world’s largest Muslim population – hailing it as a model to the Muslim world.
Vote 2012: Safe in their hands? The six broken Tory NHS promises
Jos Bell reports on the six Tory broken NHS promises, as Labour puts health at the forefront of their local elections campaign.
Cameron’s attack on philanthropists is the latest nail in the Big Society coffin
David Cameron’s latest attack on philanthropists has put another nail in the coffin of the Big Society, writes shadow Cabinet Office minister Gareth Thomas MP.