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| "Being an MP should not be a sideline. It's a privilege and a duty." Miliband's revolutionMiliband shocks Westminster with MPs' second jobs announcement Ed Miliband caused major ripples in Westminster today, with a speech on Labour's union funding which surprised observers by raising the prospect of a ban on MPs having second jobs. Ed Miliband union funding speech in full Read Ed Miliband's historic speech on union funding - in full and unedited. Everything you need to know about the Labour-union row in five minutes Ed Miliband is being both bold and stupid. That is what those in the world of Westminster diplomatically refer to as 'courageous'. On other news...WATCH: Jack Straw & Dominic Raab on prisoner voting Jack Straw and Dominic Raab tackle the thorny issue of prisoner voting rights, as the draft bill approaches committee stage. Revealed: The financial cost of Theresa May's immigration policy The UK will lose £850 million over ten years as a result of new visa restrictions on foreign spouses of British citizens, new research suggests. Public believe corruption growing under the coalition A majority of the British public believe corruption has increased since the coalition came to power, according to new research. Cheer up: It's better than you think The public are hugely prejudiced against good news and grossly overestimate the rate of crime, immigration and teenage pregnancy in Britain, major new research shows. 'World watching' as nuclear talks approach climax Drawn-out talks between the government and EDF Energy will have an impact on the future of nuclear energy around the world, an industry insider has told Politics.co.uk. May considers pulling out of ECHR after Qatada's legal bill tops £430k Britain could withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights altogether following the deportation of Abu Qatada, Theresa May has told MPs. | ESRC: Women worldwide know less about politics than menWomen living in the world’s most advanced democracies and under the most progressive gender equality regimes still know less about politics than men. Indeed, an unmistakable gender gap in political knowledge seems to be a global phenomenon, according to a ten-nation study of media systems and national political knowledge funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). IET: Pioneering work to establish intelligent building standardsPioneering work to develop standards of good practice for protecting intellectual property and the design and operation of building systems has been launched by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). BHA: Muslim free school plans abandoned by DfE following extremism fearsPlans to open a Muslim free school in Halifax this September have been abandoned by the Department for Education (DfE) after concerns were raised over extremism. DHT: Oncology researchers awarded DHT summer studentshipsThe Dr Hadwen Trust (DHT) has named Professor Eric Blair at the University of Leeds and Professor Oliver Hanemann at Plymouth University as recipients of the 2013 DHT Summer Studentship awards. NASUWT: Overwhelming support for actionChris Keates, general Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers’ union, speaks after the rally in Liverpool on the day of strike action in schools across the north-west... Voice Cymru welcomes new education ministerVoice: the union for education professionals – which represents teachers, education support staff and nursery professionals across Wales and the UK – has welcomed the appointment of Huw Lewis as Minister for Education and Skills. RSPCA - Animals treated like rubbish - pets dumped in bins, boxes and bucketsThe RSPCA have reported an alarming increase in animals being abandoned across England and Wales. |
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