Monday, 8 July 2013

Salmond photobomb 'a bit naff' - politics.co.uk

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"The All England Club didn't mind in the slightest. They're really nice people. They don't mind a bit of Scottish exuberance."

Wimbledon magic

Comment: Salmond's cheap Wimbledon trick shows the cynicism behind the smile

Ian Dunt: 'Major sporting events often act as conscious or subconscious parables of national virility.'

Alex Salmond's attempt to unfurl a Saltire following Andy Murray's Wimbledon win shows the scheming politician lurking behind the bonhomie.

'Bit naff': Salmond loses his sheen over Wimbledon photobomb

Cameron and Salmond before the victory

Alex Salmond's reputation as a consummate politician took something of a battering yesterday, after the online world reacted to his efforts to politicise Andy Murray's Wimbledon win.

Monday controversies

Labour determined to hold rape suspects' DNA 'for years'

The DNA database does not actually look like this, we understand

Rape suspects should have their DNA held on record for years even if they are not charged, Labour's Yvette Cooper has said.

Comment: Salmond's cheap Wimbledon trick shows the cynicism behind the smile

Ian Dunt: 'Major sporting events often act as conscious or subconscious parables of national virility.'

Alex Salmond's attempt to unfurl a Saltire following Andy Murray's Wimbledon win shows the scheming politician lurking behind the bonhomie.

Toying with Ukip: Rare Tory members poll paints despairing picture

Tory grassroots still looking to Ukip

A rare poll of Conservative party members has revealed a rank-and-file increasingly at odds with the leadership and considering transferring its allegiance to Ukip.

Not-very-national curriculum relaunched

National curriculum revamp: A throwback and a leap forward

Michael Gove's revised national curriculum is being unveiled in full today - but his focus on fractions for five-year-olds is being overshadowed by concerns about its content, reach and implementation.

ESRC: Women worldwide know less about politics than men

Women 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 standards

Pioneering 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 fears

Plans 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 studentships

The 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 action

Chris 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 minister

Voice: 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 buckets

The RSPCA have reported an alarming increase in animals being abandoned across England and Wales.

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