Fears of triple-dip recession fade in upbeat economic forecast
Fears of a triple-dip recession faded this morning, when the Bank of England's official growth forecast suggested the UK economy was improving slightly.
View ArticleScotland must lead the way on internatinoal development
19,000 children under the age of five die each day from poverty-related conditions including preventable infectious diseases. 800 women die every day from pregnancy and childbirth-related complications...
View ArticleScotland must lead the way on international development
19,000 children under the age of five die each day from poverty-related conditions including preventable infectious diseases. 800 women die every day from pregnancy and childbirth-related complications...
View ArticleStella Creasy MP: The Government must make ending violence against women a...
Today is a test of the true intentions of this Government when it comes to women. With a billion women -
View ArticleThe Government must make ending violence against a women a priority
Today is a test of the true intentions of this Government when it comes to women. With a billion women - one in three -beaten or raped in their lifetime, the One Billion Rising campaign is calling for...
View ArticleDavid Burrowes MP: Let’s shine a light on eating disorders
Let’s shine a light on eating disorders – the most hidden and highest mental health killer, writes David Burrowes MP.
View ArticleCaroline Nokes MP: Eating disorders can affect anyone
Eating disorders are not just about food, writes Caroline Nokes MP, to highlight Eating Disorders Awareness Week.
View ArticleNicola Blackwood MP: Sexual violence as a weapon of war
There is little if any deterrent against sexual violence in most fragile and conflict-affected states, writes Nicola Blackwood MP.
View ArticleMiliband: We Need To Help 'Squeezed Middle'
Ed Miliband will later attempt to put himself on the side of the "squeezed middle" as he warns Britain's economy will not recover until ordinary living standards improve.
View ArticleHorsemeat: Contamination Is 'Breathtaking'
Consumers have been "cynically and systematically duped" for profit over the horsemeat scandal, a report by influential MPs says.
View ArticleCameron enters by-election fray
David Cameron has entered the fray for the first time in the hotly contested Eastleigh by-election battle.
View ArticleLabour backs mansion tax to help low earners
LONDON (Reuters) - The leader of the Labour Party, Ed Miliband, called for a "mansion tax" on the wealthy and a new lower income tax band as he stepped up his attempt to cast Prime Minister David...
View ArticleLabour Day: Miliband shocks Westminster with 10p tax announcement
Ed Miliband shocked Westminster and addressed concerns about his lack of policies with a keynote speech promising major redistributive tax reforms today.
View ArticleHorse meat: Tide turns on food regulation
The government is coming under pressure to bolster food regulation, amid continued outrage at the horse meat fiasco.
View Article'A remarkable failure to learn from history': IFS slams Miliband's tax policy
Ed Miliband's audacious tax proposals were slammed by Britain's leading economic experts today as "a remarkable failure to learn from history".
View ArticleCameron right to gamble on EU referendum - John Major
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron's promise of a vote on Britain's EU membership is a gamble he must take to end the bitter arguments that have poisoned British politics for decades, a...
View ArticleLabour Plans Mansion Tax To Fund 10p Tax Rate
Ed Miliband has called for the 10p tax rate to be reintroduced, funded by a mansion tax on homes worth more than £2m.
View ArticleTreasury economy efforts criticised
Desperate Government attempts to stimulate the economy have been criticised as "expensive experiments" by an influential group of MPs.
View ArticleAnti-social behaviour response call
Anti-social behaviour victims should not have to complain to authorities more than five times to guarantee a response, a group of influential MPs has said.
View ArticleDog Attacks: Call For Tougher Laws
MPs have criticised the Government over what they say is "inaction" about dog attacks and poor animal welfare despite growing public concern.
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