The truth about Britain’s banks
You might have thought Britain’s banks had been pushed, prodded and shaken enough over recent years. That is…
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After Amritsar, it’s time to call time on the “30 Year Rule”
Margaret Thatcher, Geoffrey Howe and Leon Brittan held Britain’s three great offices of State thirty years ago. The…
After Duggan
There are lessons for the Labour Party to learn in the wake of the shooting of Mark Duggan.…
Obesity – can we change hearts, minds and waistbands?
Lord Tebbit, possibly the most charming member of the House of Lords, this week, said that obese people…
Miliband wants a Britain where the banks work for you – not the other way round
George Osborne may have stolen his thunder somewhat with a tactically timed non-pledge to possibly, maybe increase the…
Labour can’t afford to get outflanked by Osborne on the Minimum Wage
It seems that George Osborne has had a rather sudden damascene conversion to a higher Minimum Wage. His…
What shall we expect from Simon Hughes as a Minister? More pious lectures…
This week Simon Hughes MP set out his priorities in his new job as Justice Minister. In an…
I’m a banker
What words spring to mind when you think of bankers? Rich? Greedy? Irresponsible? Culprits of the financial crisis?…
We could have stronger universities that charge much lower fees
The introduction of £9000 a year university fees defined the new Coalition for many. Nick Clegg’s honest image…
The way Labour elects its leader WILL change – but have negotiations broken down?
Labour’s special conference is only six weeks away – but reports this morning suggest that negotiations have broken…
