The case for Gordon Brown at the IMF
Natan Doron makes the case for Gordon Brown to lead the IMF.
Tories
Using No2AV’s cant on public spending to campaign against cuts
We thought it was time to turn the tables on the Tories by using the No2AV posters they funded to campaign against the Coalition’s cuts.
Tories fail to shine a light on City pay
This week ahas exposed yet another example of the Tories talking tough but doing nothing when it comes to reforming the financial system and taking action on bankers’ pay.
Concerns grow that NHS is “slipping backwards”
A new report from respected independent think tank The King’s Fund on the state of the NHS under the Tory-led government makes grim reading.
Barnsley by-election: Humiliation for Clegg, embarrassment for Cameron
Nick Clegg’s Liberal Democrats were routed in the Barnsley Central by-election last night, beaten into sixth place by Labour, the Tories, UKIP, an independent and the BNP – just 15 miles from his Sheffield constituency.
Has Cameron “detoxified” the Tories in Scotland?
The man in charge of the Tories’ Scottish election campaign claims the party’s been “detoxified” and is on course to improve on the 17 MSPs currently held.
Tory MP: Tuition fee rise is a good thing for teenagers
Tory MP for Carlisle John Stevenson told his local paper it would be a good thing it “certain sections of youngsters” no longer wished to go to university.
Has the UUP/Tory link hit the rocks?
Is the Conservative Party’s electoral link with the Ulster Unionists about to come to an end? Ed Jacobs reports on the latest developments in Northern Ireland.
Tory council leader calls protesters “an ugly, badly-dressed student rabble”
The Tory leader of Oxfordshire council sparked anger by tweeting: “County Hall invaded by an ugly, badly-dressed student rabble. God help us if this is our future.”
Another week, another Tory tax exile – only this time the Daily Mail sinks him
They just don’t seem to learn. Barely a week after appointing famed billionaire tax avoider Sir Philip Green to advise the Government on cost-cutting, the Tories have been at it again, trying to appoint multi-millionaire tax exile David Rowland as Tory Party Treasurer.