January 2011
Look Left – Former Labour MP sent down for expenses fraud
Shamik Das reports on the jailing of Former Labour MP David Chaytor for 18 months for expenses fraud, plus the rest of the week's political news.
Labour needs to take a look in the mirror on civil liberties
Follwing Nick Clegg's speech on control orders earlier today, Councillor Mike Harris discusses how Labour got it so wrong on civil liberties.
Bonfire of the quangos “rushed and poorly handled” says Tory MP
A cross-party commons committee has argued that the government's process of scrapping quangos has been "botched", reports Chris Tarquini.
Study shows strong link between police numbers and crime
A study has shown a strong negative correlation between police numbers & crime, contradicting police minister Nick Herbert's claim that "there is no such link".
Pressure mounts on Andy Coulson
Pressure is mounting on Andy Coulson as Ed Balls calls for the police investigation into the News of the World phone hacking scandal to be reopened.
Opposition grows to NHS “patchwork-privatisation” plans
Opposition is growing to the NHS "patchwork-privatisation" plans being proposed by the Tory-led government.