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| "There is no easy way forward on this. We have put together a package of reform which we think is fair and which ends the anomalies of the past." - Ian Kennedy Paying for democracyWhy the 'best people' make the worst MPs Boosting MPs' pay won't get us better parliamentarians. It will just bring in more managers. Braced for outrage: MPs win 11% pay rise MPs are set to earn a basic salary of around £75,000 after new plans to boost their earnings were announced by parliament. Commons troubleDenis MacShane charged over expenses claims Former minister Denis MacShane has been charged with false accounting over his expenses claims. 'Disgraceful': MP condemned over miners 'ethnic cleansing' remark Dennis Skinner faced condemnation in the Commons chamber this morning after claiming northern mining communities were the victims of "ethnic cleansing". 'B******ed By Bercow': Anti-Speaker club plans parliamentary protest A group of Tory MPs are reportedly planning to attend the last PMQs before recess wearing badges that read 'BBB': 'B******ed By Bercow'. £££Be warned, young 'uns: Pension reforms make you worse off Almost everyone born after the mid-1980s will lose out as a result of the government's pension reforms in the long run, according to new analysis. And finally...Comment: The generals of the First World War were heroes, not fools The 'lions led by donkeys' consensus about the First World War bears little resemblance to the reality of the conflict. | 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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