Posts Tagged With: UK news
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
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
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
No fracking in home counties, village residents tell oil company
Cuadrilla’s plan to drill test well in West Sussex leads to furious reactions at public meetingAfter earthquakes in Lancashire and tales of poisoned water and flaming taps in the US, “fracking” for gas or oil in the English home counties was never like… 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 »