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Plans being laid for call at Liberal Democrat spring conference for bill to be scrapped [...] Read more ...
Plans being laid for call at Liberal Democrat spring conference for bill to be scrapped [...] Read more ...
A zebra's unmistakeable stripes may have evolved to make the animals unattractive to blood-sucking flies, say scientists. Read more ...
A quite remarkable statement today from Tory AM Tony Arbour – picked up by the excellent Adam Bienkov: “It is a fact is it not that relatively few Londoners use London transport in any way? Most people don’t use London transport with any sense of regularity.” Last year there were over 1.1 Billion journeys taken on the tube alone. I’m will [...] Read more ...
Greek politicians fail to reach full agreement on austerity measures needed for bailout deal as Eurozone finance ministers gather in Brussels. Read more ...
The number of children referred into care in England hits a record high, after rising steadily in the years since the notorious Baby P case. Read more ...
David Cameron and Nick Clegg admit it could take until election to persuade voters their fears are unfounded [...] Read more ...
Full coverage as the Daily Mail editor, Paul McCartney's ex-wife and the PR veteran give evidence at the press standards inquiry. By Lisa O'Carroll and Dugald Baird [...] Read more ...
All the latest news, reaction and comment following the resignation of England boss Fabio Capello. Read more ...
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek political leaders failed early on Thursday to sign off on a tough reform and austerity program, the price of a new international bailout for the nation, but Prime Minister Lucas [...] Read more ...
We ask if conservative groups in the US have a growing influence over women's access to certain types of health care. Read more ...
Rolling coverage of the fourth week of the Leveson Inquiry into media ethics and phone hacking as former staff of the Information Commissioner's Office give evidence. Read more ...
Michael Wolff: It makes sense: the two titans of business information, Thomson Reuters and Bloomberg, competing for a great news brand [...] Read more ...
Polly Toynbee: Apprenticeships touted as solutions to the grave crisis of youth unemployment are not remotely up to the job [...] Read more ...
Further to our article “First Lady’s luxury buys boost Agent Provocateur” (Jan 30), we would like to make clear that the “shopping spree” in [...] Read more ...
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The Tory Reform Group blog editor said Ed Miliband misrepresented the body when he told prime minister's questions that it did not back coalition plans for the NHS in England. Read more ...
John Rishton claims excessive focus on bankers compared with pioneers of engineering and science is harming the economy [...] Read more ...
In trying to keep journalists on message, Sky News and the BBC could make their message so boring no one wants to read it [...] Read more ...
The Syrian army resumes its bombardment of the restive city of Homs, killing at least 13 people early on Thursday, activists say. Read more ...
Back in 2009, when the Bank of England first started its quantitative easing programme, Vince Cable denounced it as "Mugabe economics". George Osborne said it wa [...] Read more ...
Commission appoints 'director of transition' to oversee its expected post-Leveson demise [...] Read more ...
Marathon talks in Athens ended with Greece's political leaders unable to agree cuts to pensions, leaving its €130bn rescue package up in the air [...] Read more ...
India has been a nation of tea drinkers for centuries, but in the past decade coffee has been on the rise. Is the chai losing out to the cappuccino? Read more ...
The Football Association will today outline its plans for the European Championships after manager Fabio Capello's sudden resignation. Read more ...
Politics blog said paper paid £20,000 for pictures of William Hague's special adviser in gay bar, but never used them [...] Read more ...
Live coverage from the Select Committee rooms. Read more ...
Last month I was invited to give evidence to the CLG Select Committee around the subject of âCommunity Budgetsâ but also linked to the p [...] Read more ...
The injuries tell a story: the first is that the mortars and worse being fired into this particular village from the army position half a mi [...] Read more ...
Rockets rain down on towns that residents can neither defend nor leave, as Bashar al-Assad's forces besiege Free Syria Army [...] Read more ...
Spot the difference… Today: The Guardian: “The Bank of England will inject billions more of electronic cash into Britain’s flagging economy, extending its quantitative easing programme by £50bn.” 2009: George Osborne: “quantitative easing – printing money by another name – is the last resort of desperate governments when all other po [...] Read more ...
Public accounts committee criticises decision to award contract to A4e despite poor performance on government programmes [...] Read more ...
Our eclectic mix of politics, culture, humour plus religion, current affairs, the environment and much more on the New Statesmans Blog pages [...] Read more ...
Aidan Burley, who was sacked from his junior government role last year after attending a Nazi-themed stag party, has become embroiled in a row over his "conduct" while listening to a Holocaust survivor. Read more ...
The situation in Syria is deteriorating day by day, but last Saturdayâs vote in the UN Security Council demonstrates that no resolution to [...] Read more ...
United Nations chief Ban Ki-Moon has warned there could be far worse bloodshed in Syria to come as he condemned the "appalling brutality" of the Assad regime. Read more ...
PM says public sector workers need to show same 'flexible ethic' as private sector employees when it comes to retirement [...] Read more ...
Certain areas of the UK have greater concentrations of gays and lesbians living there. But why? Read more ...
Britain's economic recovery is being held back by a lack of women in the boardroom, Prime Minister David Cameron is due to say at a Stockholm summit. Read more ...
