Posts Tagged With: Politics
Coalition accused of abusing parliament
Labour says it will fight any effort to use special procedures to reverse Lords’ votes on cutting benefits to disabled peopleThe government was warned on Thursday that it is running the risk of abusing parliament in its attempts to reverse a triple def… Continue reading
High risk healthcare ‘will suffer if medical cover is privatised’
BMA warns that proposals to replace NHS Litigation Authority with private model ‘mimics worst aspects of US healthcare’Potentially life-saving procedures could disappear from the health service because the high risks involved will force doctors to take… Continue reading
An independent Scotland might have to join euro, says George Osborne
The chancellor contradicts statement by the Scottish first minister, Alex Salmond, that Scotland would keep the poundGeorge Osborne made his first public intervention in the debate on Scottish independence when he told the Scottish people that they mig… Continue reading
Stop these show-offs flattening our favourite places
Whether it’s high-speed rail links or apartment blocks, ordinary people’s lives are being ruined in the name of progressYesterday I heard a chilling phrase on the radio. The cost of HS2, the high-speed rail link, is £32bn “at current prices”. Help! Im… Continue reading
Preparation ‘haytch’: Justine Greening gives high-speed train a Dickensian feel
The transport secretary’s pronunciation of HS2 follows a political tradition of not listening to what you are saying or how you soundCharles Dickens’s birthday is next month, and let’s hope the Commons remembers him properly. He worked for Hansard, and… Continue reading
‘Devo max’ would make Scotland fiscally responsible – why does Cameron oppose it? | Simon Jenkins
Only a tribalistic craving for central control explains the prime minister’s urge to defend the UK against Scottish autonomyHere we go again. Ireland gone. Scotland going. Next is Wales, and then where? Cornwall? The Isle of Wight? There is no kno… Continue reading
Pub companies’ regulation to be subject of independent inquiry
To relieve pressure on struggling publicans tied to pubcos, MPs also call for statutory code of practice for the industryMPs have forced the government to back down and set up an independent inquiry into the regulation of large pub companies – pubcos… Continue reading
Close up: More blockbusters please, we’re British
Film’s favourite PM, David Cameron, stepped in to give his views on what sort of features deserve lottery funding – the big onesThe big storyWhat sort of British films do we want? Or, more specifically, what sort of British films does David Cameron w… Continue reading
Scotland independence referendum: role of UK supreme court
Legal challenge to a referendum would be heard before UK supreme courtThe constitutional role of the UK’s supreme court means any legal challenge to a Scottish referendum on independence would be brought directly before judges in Westminster.Under the … Continue reading
Welfare cuts: Cameron’s problem is that people are nicer than he thinks | Polly Toynbee
When these welfare changes come into force, their savage effect will be seen – and then the public mood will turnAsk who deserves support from the state and people choose disabled children first, along with cancer sufferers. How inept to target… Continue reading »