Posts Tagged With: Politics
Gurkhas to be hit again as armed forces prepare to axe 4,500 jobs
Army expected to cut between 2,000 and 3,000 posts, RAF 1,000 and navy 500 in second tranche of redundanciesThe military will be seeking to axe up to 4,500 jobs across the three services in the second tranche of a sweeping redundancy programme that wil… Continue reading
Politics Weekly podcast: David Cameron v Alex Salmond
The prime minister, David Cameron, announced this week that any referendum on Scottish independence must take place in the next 18 months and feature only one simple question: stay in the UK on present terms, or leave.But the leader of the Scottish Nat… Continue reading
MI6 rendition and torture cases being investigated by police, says Clegg – video
The deputy prime minister says the government will co-operate with a Scotland Yard investigation into secret MI6 rendition operations
Will police become less accountable in London?
The Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA) has met for the final time after twelve years of existence. From next Monday it will be replaced by the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPC – pronounced “Mopsy”), but its role in holding London’s police t… Continue reading
Politics Live blog – Thursday 12 January
• Today’s agenda12.50pm: It’s taken a while to get a text of Chuka Umunna’s executive pay speech, but it’s now arrived. I’ll post a summary once I’ve read it.12.13pm: Alex Salmond, Scotland’s first minister, has been taking questions in the Scottish … Continue reading
Welfare reform: government vows to reverse Lords defeats
Ministers urged to make concessions over benefits for people with disabilities and serious illnesses following defeat in LordsThe government has vowed to reverse a triple defeat in the Lords over plans to cut benefits for people with disabilities, but … Continue reading
Can you really be addicted to the internet?
Chinese scientists have observed differences in the brains of people who obsessively use the internet similar to those found in people who have substance addictions. Is this proof that the internet can be addictive? Polly Curtis, with your help, finds … Continue reading
Digital literacy – women in computing live Q&A
Experts from Aberystwyth University, the Open University, and developers’ network Young Rewired State discuss women in programming, and also ask: how much digital literacy do young people need?12.30pm: More great comments from below the line. KateClick… Continue reading
Live discussion of Welfare reform bill
A hatrick of defeats on welfare benefits for the government in the Lords – so what happens next?12.31pm: More on the attempted ambush of the three Lords amendments last night. I’m told Lord Freud’s late amendment 45a waters down the earlier “youth cond… Continue reading
Three-quarters of GPs want health and social care bill withdrawn, poll reveals
Most doctors surveyed say the Royal College of GPs and other medical groups should call for the bill to be scrappedNearly three-quarters of family doctors surveyed by the Royal College of General Practitioners want the government to withdraw the coalit… Continue reading