Angela Eagle: Osborne’s Northern Powerhouse remains a myth
We have heard a lot in recent years from George Osborne about the so-called Northern Powerhouse. We…
Floods
The Floods? Our centralised system of government is to blame
When public officials blame the weather, you know there’s something wrong. When Tory MPs are angry at the…
Floods and Climate Change – worth the risk?
The question is not whether we can say for certain climate change is causing the floods – it’s…
The Week in Bits: Don’t be “openly racist”
Conservatives: For hardvolunteering people “Money is no object,” orated David Cameron on Tuesday, as he engaged his Strong…
Ed Miliband says Government must “turn warm words into real action” on visit to flood-hit Exeter
Ed Miliband has been down in Exeter today visiting those effected by flooding alongside local MP Ben Bradshaw.…
PMQs verdict: Cameron is up to his neck in flooding
Today’s PMQs looked like it was going to be one of those relatively sedate, quiet and polite sessions…
8 ways in which the government have botched their response to the floods
Eric Pickles’s half-hearted apology for the Government’s botched flood response is too little, too late and is no…
