"Years" of economic pain ahead - 8 in the morning, January 18th

8am

By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982

* JACK STRAW WILL FACE THE CHILCOT INQUIRY THIS WEEK, AS EVIDENCE ARISES THAT THE FORMER FOREIGN SECRETARY WARNED TONY BLAIR OF LEGAL OBTACLES IN 2003.

* ALASTAIR CAMPBELL FACES DEMANDS TO RETURN TO THE INQUIRY.

* ERNST AND YOUNG WARN THAT THE UK COULD FACE A DECADE OF ECONOMIC PAIN UNLESS EXPORTS RECEIVE A BOOST.

* AND THE CENTRE FOR CITIES SAYS THAT BRITISH CITIES WILL TAKE “YEARS” TO RECOVER FROM THE RECESSION.

* LABOUR IS TO UNVEIL NEW PLANS TO IMPROVE SOCIAL MOBILITY.

* MEANWHILE, DAVID CAMERON AIMS TO MAKE TEACHING A “BRAZENLY ELITIST” PROFESSION.

* LABOUR’S CONTINUALLY WEAK POLLING NUMBERS COULD BE WRONG, explains Julian Glover.

* THE COST OF TV SPORT COULD TUMBLE, AS OFCOM TURNS THE SCREW ON SKY.

Alex Smith

Alex is the founder and CEO of The Cares Family. He was editor and first director of LabourList in 2009-2010, during which time he established the site as the number one Labour blog, and later an aide to Ed Miliband.

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