March 2011
No wonder Murdoch’s happy: the News Corp horse had already bolted
The stable door had been open for a good while before News Corporation tabled its bid for the 61 per cent of BSkyB it did not already own, writes Martin Moore, director of the Media Standards Trust.
Why won’t the government investigate its carbon emissions?
It is the received wisdom that the UK’s emissions are falling. But this is not the case; as academic studies and government briefings show, the UK’s emissions continue to rise, reports Guy Shrubsole.
Lansley’s retreat on price competition for healthcare
Campaigners against the coalition’s NHS reforms secured a victory this week, following a u-turn by Andrew Lansley on price competition for healthcare, reports Trevor Cheeseman.
Barnsley by-election: Humiliation for Clegg, embarrassment for Cameron
Nick Clegg's Liberal Democrats were routed in the Barnsley Central by-election last night, beaten into sixth place by Labour, the Tories, UKIP, an independent and the BNP - just 15 miles from his Sheffield constituency.
Consequences of the coalition’s withdrawal of the Social Crisis Loan Fund
Social Fund cuts announced yesterday by Steve Webb will hit the poor and needy and plans for handing the Fund over to local authorities will make things even worse.
Balls: “Osborne’s got two weeks to come up with a plan B”
Ed Balls has warned that George Osborne may be "making the same mistakes" as Thatcher "all over again", and that he's got just two weeks "to come up with a plan B for the Budget".