March 2011
Latest ECR farce: Tory MEPs vote against their own leadership candidate
Far right Tory MEPs Daniel Hannan and Roger Helmer were among those to vote against Timothy Kirkhope, the official Tory candidate to lead the ECR group in the European Parliament.
Ghastly decline in right wing reporting standards
A rebuttal of the right wing media's manipulation of how a court dealt with a fostering case involving a Christian couple with anti-homosexual beliefs.
Government is right to take action on tobacco packaging
Pretty much everybody apart from hard-right Tory backbencher Philip Davies and groups funded by the tobacco industry support the government's plans on tobacco advertising.
Cameron cuts even Thatcher’s disabled benefits
As the Welfare Reform Bill receives its Commons second reading today, cancer charities have joined the increasing chorus of those concerned about the potentially disastrous impact of the legislation.
Conservative jitters reveal cost to Cameron, Osborne and co of a ‘Yes’ victory
After four recent polls showed the Yes to AV campaign in the lead, a spate of recent articles have highlighted […]
The transport secretary’s oil addiction
If we want to make transport policy sustainable and equitable, it is vital that the price of transport is addressed and that this fuel price windfall is re-invested in more sustainable modes, making them more accessible to all.