Newsnight
Gove fails to reveal how Tories would pay for pupil premium
Ed Balls challenges Michael Gove on yesterday's Newsnight to reveal how he will pay for his "free schools" & pupil premium; Gove responds with boorish insults.
Hague in June: I have no reason to think Ashcroft hasn’t complied
William Hague assured Tony Blair that Ashcroft would pay "tens of millions a year in tax". In June, Hague said he had "no reason to think that he’s not complied."
Labour and Tories not listening to new thinking on defence
Tuesday night's Newsnight defence debate demonstrated the gulf between Labour and the Tories’ steadfast defence of the status quo and the voices for change.