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| PMQs special edition PMQs special editionPMQs verdict: Our limp leaders are overshadowed by despair Both teams feel they are facing a tough fight with radically reduced chances of victory. The party which sticks together the most could, in the end, squeak home. Labour could break ranks on Hague's Syria mission There were strong signs that Labour was preparing to try and stop coalition efforts to send arms to Syrian rebel groups today, after Ed Miliband raised concerns about the move during PMQs. PMQs as-it-happened All the twists and turns of this week's clash with our celebrated live blog. In other news...Comment: Time to rekindle the coal industry Coal has traditionally been criticised as a fuel source - but new clean coal technologies could be better for the UK than wind or solar power. Coalition bids to break energy giants' dominance Ed Davey finally moved against the 'big six' energy firms today after months of threats, by forcing a series of regulatory changes designed to break their stranglehold on the sector. Network Rail faces £2 billion cut The company that runs Britain’s rail network has been told it needs to spend £2 billion less than it had proposed over the next five years. Yeo scandal: Bercow scrabbles to clean up select committee chair rules Select committee chairs could be banned from holding outside interests following the Tim Yeo scandal, after parliament and government figures indicated their willingness to change the rules quickly. The Ukip surge falters: Farage loses a third of his support Ukip's extraordinary surge in the polls appears to have faltered, after a new poll saw them lose a third of their support and fall back to level with the Liberal Democrats. Twinges of guilt? Spiritual agonies of the baby-boomers explored Those born in the years after the Second World War are absorbing too much public spending, a senior Anglican has suggested. The sales reps who target mothers hours after they give birth The practice of sales reps targeting new mothers just hours after giving birth came under intense scrutiny today, after a new survey revealed the extent of commercial interference in maternity wards. The weirdest recession of all Economic experts bedevilled by the riddle of falling inequality and unexpectedly positive unemployment think they are finally cracking the code of the double-dip recession. How we treat the most vulnerable people in the world: Asylum children meet the grim face of Britain Children who arrive in the UK alone and seeking asylum are often treated with suspicion and a lack of care, a damning new report revealed today. Comment: More renewable energy doesn't mean less emissions Carbon reduction targets, not a slavish devotion to renewable energy, is the real answer to the European energy riddle. | Opinion FormersVoicetheUnion video: Why is our union different? BFAWU video: Why join our trade union? NUT: 61% of parents oppose scrapping courseworkCommenting on today’s reports in the media about proposed reforms to GCSEs, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers’ union, said: CAFH (Blue Badger) : Badger cull myths exposed in new reportBlue Badger is a member of Team Badger. On the eve of a potentially devastating badger cull, Team Badger has published a report exposing the myths which underpin these misguided plans. Don’t forget about our local roads – CIHT calls for investment in UK infrastructureCIHT has submitted a letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer highlighting the important role played by transport infrastructure. CIHT specifically called for the Comprehensive Spending Review to ‘ensure that the maintenance of the local road network is sufficiently funded’. Comment from NEA on The Green DealComment from NEA, the national fuel poverty charity on The Green Deal: watching brief report, published today by the Energy and Climate Change Committee. Rethink: Victory for welfare campaigners as judges rule controversial disability benefits procedure is unfairThree judges have ruled that the procedure currently used by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to decide whether hundreds of thousands of people are eligible for Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) disadvantages people with mental health problems, learning disabilities and autism. BHA hits out at 'scaremongering' over humanist marriagesThe BHA responds to Tory MP Tony Baldry's comments on humanist wedding: "In spite of some people's desperate scaremongering, the amendment does not open up legal recognition for any new weddings other than humanist ones." BFAWU: The question is can you afford not to be in a UnionWorkers in the UK are having their rights cynically and maliciously stolen from them by a vindictive and cruel government; but there’s an incredible number of people who don't realise what the coalition’s changes to employment law mean to them. |
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