Shamik Das
Olympic legacy? What legacy? Yet another Gove attack on school sport
Michael Gove was attacked by Labour today for “actively damaging school sport” for the delay in the unveiling of a new £100 million school sport policy.
The Age Old Excuse – how older cancer patients are still being under treated
A new report from Macmillan Cancer Support today shows older cancer patients continue to be under-treated - often with devastating consequences.
Watch: Commons Christmas lolz on last day of term
Watch Shadow Leader of the House Angela Eagle bring down the house on the last day before Christmas this morning, injecting festive cheer to proceedings.
TUC: Latest employment laws will “make it easier to sack people” and “not save a single job”
The TUC have said the government's latest employment reforms "will not save a single job" but instead "make it easier to sack people".
Look Left – The Finucane family’s fight for justice, Osborne’s ‘strivers’ strife, and change at LFF
Shamik Das looks back at the week’s politics, including our progressive, regressive and evidence of the week.
Immigration ‘pushes up house prices 10%’… More May migration myths?
Theresa May yesterday said house prices could be "10 per cent lower over a 20-year period" if net migration was cut to zero - claims which don't quite add up.