This is no real plan for growth - Denham
Updated: 2010-10-31 15:08:29
Shadow Business Secretary John Denham MP responding to David Cameron’ speech at the CBI conference today, said:
Labour's campaign stepped up against cuts to housing benefit
Updated: 2010-10-31 15:08:29Following Ed Miliband's challenge to David Cameron at PMQs – Labour is stepping up its campaign against cutting housing benefit for people out of work for 12 months.Reports of a 50% drop in planning approvals for wind farms
Updated: 2010-10-31 15:08:29Responding to reports of a 50 per cent drop in planning approvals for wind farms in England, Meg Hillier, Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change said:Healey: Government backtracking on its NHS promises
Updated: 2010-10-31 15:08:29Reports across the weekend press have revealed the extent to which the Government is backtracking on its promises to protect NHS funding, improve cancer care and cut waiting times.The Government is giving up on growth - Denham
Updated: 2010-10-31 15:08:29John Denham MP, Labour's Shadow Business Secretary, responding to the Government’ Local Growth White Paper, said:Labour joins cross-party group to oppose constitutional changes
Updated: 2010-10-31 15:08:29
Labour joins forces with DUP, Plaid Cymru and the SDLP to oppose rushed Parliamentary Voting Systems and Constituencies BillGovernment needs to produce the full detail of plans on pensions
Updated: 2010-10-31 15:08:29Douglas Alexander MP, Labour’ Shadow Work and Pensions Minister, commenting on the Government’ proposed changes to the state pension, said:Alan Johnson responds to the latest GDP figures
Updated: 2010-10-31 15:08:29Shadow Chancellor Alan Johnson MP responding to the latest GDP figures said:Will Cameron curb the "judicial jihadists" so that the security services can hunt down the real jihadists?
Updated: 2010-10-31 15:00:44Quote of the Day
Updated: 2010-10-30 19:25:41
Danny Alexander tweeted in retort to Harriet Harman’s gingerism… “I am proud to be ginger and rodents do valuable work cleaning up mess others leave behind. Red squirrel deserves to survive, unlike Labour.”Quote of the Day
Updated: 2010-10-30 15:45:38Fine Gael TD Michael Ring said… “Now look at the mess we’re in and look at the mess this country is in. Next year the Queen is talking about coming to Ireland for a state visit. Maybe we should say to the Queen when she comes ‘you know, we have our own independence now, we’ll [...]How the Right-wing press have reviewed David Cameron's performance at the European Council
Updated: 2010-10-30 06:23:23Video David Cameron hails EU budget deal as UK victory World news guardian.co.uk
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Updated: 2010-10-29 13:25:25Quote of the Day
Updated: 2010-10-29 12:46:10Cllr Nigel Fletcher tweets: “PM says he “hit the phones” at EU summit yesterday. A nice change from the last PM, who used to hit people with phones.” Tagged: Quote of the DayDavid Cameron supports gay arts event GFEST
Updated: 2010-10-29 12:05:01Don't believe the Downing Street spin - Cameron is not getting a good deal for Britain in Europe
Updated: 2010-10-29 07:17:50Friday Caption Contest (Glass Half Fool Edition)
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Tagged: Caption ContestUgandan MP says anti-gay bill ‘will be law soon’
Updated: 2010-10-28 17:43:36Three questions about Coalition housing policy
Updated: 2010-10-28 14:36:58David Cameron heads for Brussels summit with Tory eurosceptics' expectations at a low ebb
Updated: 2010-10-28 07:01:43Video David Cameron and Ed Miliband clash at PMQs over housing benefit cuts Politics guardian.co.uk
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Updated: 2010-10-27 14:49:09German Greens could top state elections
Updated: 2010-10-27 14:34:28The 2010 Legatum Prosperity Index
Updated: 2010-10-27 06:33:47Official Site The Legatum Prosperity Index is the world's only global assessment of wealth and wellbeing unlike other studies that rank countries by actual levels of wealth , life satisfaction or development , the Prosperity Index produces rankings based upon the very foundations of prosperity those factors that help drive economic growth and produce happy citizens over the long term . HOME SUMMARY EXECUTIVE SUMMARY KEY FINDINGS THE RANKINGS OVERALL RANKINGS ECONOMY ENTREPRENEURSHIP OPPORTUNITY GOVERNANCE EDUCATION HEALTH SAFETY SECURITY PERSONAL FREEDOM SOCIAL CAPITAL 2009 VERSUS 2010 REGIONS THE AMERICAS ASIA-PACIFIC REGION EUROPE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA COUNTRIES EXPLORE THE DATA MEDIA CENTRE NEWS AND MEDIA BLOG FAQs Prosperity Index in the news Featured newsEd Miliband challenges David Cameron on housing benefit at PMQs
Updated: 2010-10-26 23:43:39Questions for you?
Updated: 2010-10-26 15:03:30Nick Clegg at deputy prime minister's questions live Politics guardian.co.uk
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Updated: 2010-10-25 20:09:11The Coalition should rush emergency union legislation through Parliament
Updated: 2010-10-25 18:18:57Do Cameron and Osborne agree with Francis Maude that the Coalition should continue - even if the next Parliament has a Conservative majority?
Updated: 2010-10-24 07:48:03Britain (and the BBC) discover the length, width and depth of the shaft
Updated: 2010-10-21 16:48:00
Gideon has spoken and the Coalition government has finally passed sentence on the public sector, outlining £81bn of spending cuts over four years. The Chancellor delivered his long-awaited (feared?) Comprehensive Spending Review to the Commons yesterday in a carefully crafted statement aimed at blunting Labour criticisms of the severity of the cuts. Announcing a 19% [...]TheyWorkForYou.com Are your MPs and Peers working for you in the UK's Parliament Hansard++
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Updated: 2010-10-08 17:43:00Kurd: Deal closer on settling Iraq political limbo BAGHDAD — Iraqi political leaders took a step closer Friday to unsnarling the nation’s seven-month political gridlock, according to a key Kurdish negotiator who cited a tentative deal that would keep Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in power. The possible agreement with Kurdish parties would give al-Maliki’s Shiite-led coalition enough ... Read more : Kurdish negotiator says deal is close on pact to keep PM al-Maliki as Iraq leader.The Wisdom of George
Updated: 2010-10-06 01:09:44
Steve Richards of The Independent tweets that we should not be surprised if George Osborne performs a u-turn over the controversial Child Benefit cut for high earners announced at the Tory Party Conference this week. The point Richards makes is that, while in Opposition, Cameron and Osborne quite frequently ‘flip-flopped’, to use the dreadful American [...]