January 2011
Lord Owen turns on coalition health plans
In the forthcoming issue of the New Statesman, senior crossbench peer and former foreign secretary Lord Owen turns on the coalition's reforms of the health service.
Axing EMA is not a tough choice – it’s a stupid one
It’s not the tough choices that need to be evaded, it’s the stupid ones - and axing Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) falls right into that category.
Labour market deterioriation is now becoming a cause for real concern
Today's labour market statistics are simply bad news, though the monthly unemployment data are slightly more promising - but overall, levels remain high.
Under the microscope: Lansley’s private healthcare supporters
Tamasin Cave of Spinwatch reveals health secretary Andrew Lansley's network of pro-market supporters - private healthcare companies, think tanks and lobbyists.
Legal aid cuts will decimate advice services for the most vulnerable
Will Horwitz reports on the increase in opposition to the government's cuts to legal aid.
Students lobby Parliament as MPs debate EMA today
Thousands of students across the country will protest against the scrapping of Education Maintenance Allowance today, with MPs voting on EMA tonight.