March 2011
US ambassador questions speed and scale of Osborne’s cuts
US ambassador Louis Susman has questioned the wisdom of George Osborne's massive spending cuts, warning they risked plunging Britain into a double-dip recession.
Energy review will hit poor hardest
Alan Simpson, former MP and government advisor on renewable energy, now sustainable energy advisor to Friends of the Earth, reports on the impact of the government's energy review.
Northern Ireland: Are the sectarian divides beginning to crumble?
Northern Ireland is a country that has made progress, with the prospect in May of an election campaign dominated not by the old politics of security, terrorist activity and sectarianism, reports Ed Jacobs.
Fresh explosion at Fukushima heightens nuclear fears
A third explosion in four days has rocked the Fukushima nuclear plant - raising fears of a meltdown; radiation levels around the plant for an hour's exposure are now eight times the legal limit for a year's exposure, rising to a level that will impact human health.
Celebrating the influence of player unions in US sport
While the micro management model of the Packers’ franchise and the macro management model of the NFL should rightly be praised, the influence of player unions in US sport should also be celebrated, writes Ruwan Subasinghe.
Why Musharraf’s torture remarks matter
Jeremy Croft, Head of Policy and Government Affairs at Amnesty International UK, on the importance of former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's remarks on torture, and the UK's "tacit approval".