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The new Stephen Lawrence scandal The new Stephen Lawrence scandal 'Nothing tops this': Stephen Lawrence's family spied on by Metropolitan police David Cameron is demanding answers after it emerged Stephen Lawrence's family were spied on by undercover police officers. In other news... Morecambe Bay cover-up: Belated denial from CQC deputy Allegations of a cover-up at the Care Quality Commission have finally prompted a denial from the watchdog's former deputy chief executive. Young Australians turn against democracy The majority of Australian voters do not believe that democracy is the best political system, a troubling new poll has found. 'Deeply unfair': Londoners dominate transport spending Shocking disparities in regional transport spending will see Londoners benefiting 500 times more than those in the north-east, according to a report out tomorrow. Ministers embroiled in health watchdog cover-up scandal Ministers on both sides of the political divide are becoming increasingly implicated in the cover-ups at the NHS' watchdog this weekend, as more details of the Care Quality Commission's efforts to quash dissent continue to emerge. Austerity: Three years to get out of 'intensive care' George Osborne is accepting that "full recovery won't be easy" by the 2015 general election, ahead of his 2015/16 spending review on Wednesday. Comment & Analysis Comment: Coalition cutbacks will create the perfect storm for flooded homes Home owners could find their homes are worthless due to Cameron's neglect to renewal of flood subsidies. Analysis: Has Labour really accepted austerity? Ed Miliband's speech over the weekend pledged to match Tory spending levels in 2015/16. But check the fine print and the picture is more complex. Analysis: Lib Dems promising to keep promises The next Liberal Democrat manifesto will contain a new kind of promise: one they actually intend to keep.	VoicetheUnion video: Why is our union different? BFAWU video: Why join our trade union? NUT: 61% of parents oppose scrapping coursework Commenting 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 report Blue 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 infrastructure CIHT 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 Deal Comment 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 unfair Three 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 marriages The 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 Union Workers 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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