Interviewer: “Rape is rape, with respect”; Ken Clarke: “No it’s not”
Ed Miliband called on David Cameron to sack Ken Clarke today after the justice secretary’s remarks about rape in a BBC radio interview this morning.
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Chuka Umunna: My vision for One Nation Labour
Chuka Umunna, Labour MP for Streatham and Ed Miliband’s Parliamentary Private Secretary, outlines his vision for One Nation Labour.
NHS plans are Cameron’s failure as much as Lansley’s
Dominic Browne looks at David Cameron’s denials on the NHS, selective quoting, and his Freemason enthusiast political ally.
Good Tory results give Cameron a 2015 headache
What the 2011 Local election results show is that Cameron will not be able to erode the Labour lead by ‘calling voters home’ – Ed Miliband’s lead may be small but hard to shift
Vote 2011: Bad for Clegg, better for Cameron, OK for Miliband
Shamik Das summarises the state of play in the English local elections, and the Northern Ireland, Scottish and Welsh devolved elections, and looks ahead to the AV referendum result.
Remember Cameron’s “no frontline cuts” pledge?
Dominic Browne looks at David Cameron’s poor performance in PMQ’s defending his cuts to police budgets.
Is AV the “nudge” we need?
David Holly presents an engaging, sensible and informed call for an engaging, sensible and informed political culture, and how AV can make it happen.
A thousand economists agree on something – the Robin Hood Tax
Dominic Browne reports on the thousand economists who have voiced their support for the robin hood tax to the G20 finance ministers.
Lansley in denial over level of opposition to reforms
Dominic Browne reports on the Royal College of Nursing’s vote of no confidence in health secretary Andrew Lansley and his denial over the level of professional opposition to his bill.
Government ploughs on regardless with cuts to disability support
Councillor Neil Coyle, director of policy for the Disability Alliance, reports on the government’s refusal to act on public concerns over disability allowance reforms.