March 2011
ESA cuts will exacerbate poverty and remove help for disabled
Neil Coyle of Disability Alliance writes how the proposed cuts to diasability allowances (ESA) will exacerbate poverty and remove support for the disabled.
Milburn rejects offer to be candidate for chair of NHS Commissioning Board
Embattled health secretary Andrew Lansley suffered a further blow today with the news former Labour health secretary Alan Milburn has rejected his personal request to become a candidate for the chair of the NHS Commissioning Board.
Poll shows widespread sexism; Mail says: “Women declare sexism dead”
The Daily Mail has used a report showing sexism is widespread in UK society to argue sexism is dead; the article is headed "sexism is dead, say most British women".
Is the focus on aid – how much, and who to – the right one?
Tony Dykes of Action for Southern Africa asks if the focus on aid - how much, and who to - is the right one, and asks for the decision to cut the UK aid budget to Lesotho be reviewed.
Osborne’s ‘fair fuel stabiliser’ doesn’t make sense
It’s a telling sign of our dependence on foreign oil that all eyes turn to the price of a barrel of crude as events in the Middle East, which ought to give us cause for hope, are causing despair in the UK with petrol hitting the £1.40 a litre level.
If the EDL find a British Geert Wilders, the political scene could change
Nearly a month after what appears to have been a Daily Star scoop, The Independent reports that the English Defence League does indeed intend to become a legitimate political party.