July 2011
Warnings over rise in fuel poverty in Scotland
Recent energy price rises could result in an additional 169,000 Scottish households facing fuel poverty, reports Ed Jacobs.
Look Left – Up to 10 million face starvation in Horn of Africa
Unless drastic action is taken, up to ten million people could starve to death in the Horn of Africa, with drought and war threatening millions with famine.
Pickles letter to Cameron reveals inconvenient truth on benefits cap
The leaked Eric Pickles letter to David Cameron reveals what we already know: poor families will be forced out of London and the South East by the benefits cap.
The untold story of the AV referendum campaign
Successfully building the largest grassroots democratic movement in recent history is the untold story of the AV referendum campaign, writes Katie Ghose.
Round two for the Regional Growth Fund – but is the cupboard now bare?
Yesterday saw the deadline pass for the second round of bidding to the government’s Regional Growth Fund, but is the cupboard now bare? Kevin Meagher reports.
When will politicians stop taking the public for fools on immigration?
Politicians refuse to tell the truth to voters, when they say that immigration is the cause of persistently high worklessness, writes Declan Gaffney.