Will the Tories follow up their praise for Wiggo with investment in cycling?
The Conservatives have been quick to jump on the Bradley Wiggins bandwagon – but will they follow up their praise for him with investment in cycling.
Olympics
Unions claim victory over London 2012 medal makers who wanted to reduce employee rights
The long running lock-out of members of the United Steelworkers union in Canada has been settled, with the union claiming victory based on global union solidarity.
What will a post-Olympics Britain look like?
We need a deeper appreciation of what sport is and what it can and can’t do.
Hotel group leads the way in granting London living wage to hospitality staff
Living wage campaigners are celebrating today after Intercontinental Hotels Group announced the wages of 850 members of staff will now start at £8.30 an hour.
The two faces of the Tories on sport: Embracing the Games while closing swimming pools
Local Conservative councils are showing up the real Tory Olympic legacy – closing down swimming pools and building over green spaces.
Cameron snubbed Hollande but looks set to give a “generous reception” to Romney
David Cameron looks set to meet with Mitt Romney when he visits for the Olympics – having previously snubbed François Hollande.
The fight to save school sport goes on
Tonight, Chelsea play Liverpool in the FA Cup Final at Wembley; the Olympics are just weeks away… but where are future sports stars going to come from.
Boris’s 9-point plan is a bridge to nowhere
Andrew Dismore, Labour’s GLA candidate for Camden and Barnet, takes apart London Mayor Boris Johnson’s 9-point “Plan for London”.
Stay poor with Holiday Inn at the Olympic and Paralympic Games
Darren Johnson AM reveals the failure of the mayor to live up to his promise to ensure that Holiday Inn pay the London Living Wage as an Olympic sponsor.
There should be no prizes for exploiting children at the Olympics
Owen Tudor announces the launch of a campaign to clear up labour practices around the Olympics for good.