Posts Tagged With: The Guardian
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
Express pawns avoid the P-word at Leveson inquiry
Express owner Richard Desmond may have bristled with confidence, but his editors were decidedly less sure-footedEven the dullest passages of Lord Justice Leveson’s phone-hacking inquiry are punctuated by outbursts of discreet sniggering, none more welc… 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
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood enters ‘uncharted waters’ in new parliament
Islamist party is poised to take 45% of seats amid soaring public expectations but with few concrete powers to deliver reformIt’s a triumph that’s been 84 years in the making and, despite a concerted effort by all involved to stay humble and on-message… 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
Country diary: South Uist
The weeks of non-stop rain which the islands have been enduring are generally held to make up the longest spell of poor weather anyone can remember. Even on the rapidly draining sandy machair, sheets of standing water cover what should be areas of… Continue reading
Letters: Forest sell-offs
By suggesting (Report, 12 January) that the National Trust had some sort of “secret shopping list”, you have confused the regular disposal of Forestry Commission land with the government’s proposals for the entire forestry estate in England. It is perf… Continue reading
Argos, Mothercare and Halfords feel the pinch at Christmas
High street stalwarts report dire sales in weeks up to festive period as squeeze on consumers’ incomes tightens furtherCatalogue chain Argos has blamed the squeeze on living standards faced by low-income families for dire Christmas sales.The weeks lead… Continue reading
Tesco shake-up after £5bn battering
Supermarket giant vows to transform stores after dismal Christmas sales dent company’s stock market valueTesco is to launch a complete overhaul of its supermarkets, including radical curbs on the opening of giant out-of-town superstores, after sufferin… 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 »