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| "It's time that Muirfield dragged itself into the 21st century and let women in. It’s time to ban men-only sport clubs." Brace yourselves... our Twitter list is backThe ten best (and worst) MPs on Twitter Welcome to our semi-regular survey of the ten best and worst MPs on Twitter. The politics of... golfComment: The English middle classes have ruined golf Golf, Scotland's great sporting export, is one of the least democratic sports around. And it is the English middle class which has ruined it. Time to ban men-only clubs? Politics arrives at the Open Championship Labour is demanding an outright ban on men-only clubs, as culture secretary Maria Miller boycotts the Open Championship in Muirfield. Meanwhile...Comment: There's right and wrong ways to develop the UK's biomass There is a right way to develop the UK's biomass supply chain and a wrong way. UK faces Syria chemical weapons 'war' Britain's armed forces would have to go to war in Syria if Bashar al-Assad's regime collapses, the outgoing head of the UK's military has warned. A fresh start: 'Small armies' of clinicians to save the NHS Partisan turmoil over NHS failings are being put to one side today, with a new inspection regime being dispatched to hospitals across England and Wales. Lobbying bill 'doesn't tackle lobbyists' The government's lobbying bill is being greeted with scorn by trade unions, campaigners and lobbyists alike. Quicker, quieter, more productive: Heathrow submits new expansion plan Heathrow has submitted an expansion plan to the Davies commission, arguing it could actually reduce noise levels by building a new runway. | NASUWT comments on the deputy prime minister's announcementChris Keates, general secretary of the NASUWT the largest teachers’ union, comments on the announcement by the deputy prime minister to reform the way in which primary schools are held to account... RSPCA: Lab animal numbers break 4 million barrierToday the Government announced that the number of animals used annually in scientific procedures in the UK has increased yet again, and shockingly, has now broken the 4 million mark (4.03 million animals used in a total of 4.11 million scientific procedures). Dr Hadwen Trust outraged by another annual rise in animal experimentsHome Office figures released today showing an 8% rise in the number of procedures conducted using animals in scientific research in 2012 make for ‘immensely distressing and upsetting news’, according to the Dr Hadwen Trust for Humane Research (DHT). ESRC: 'What Works Centre for Local Economic Growth'The ESRC is delighted to announce the funding of the new independent 'What Works Centre for Local Economic Growth'. ESRC: 'What Works Centre for Local Economic Growth'The ESRC is delighted to announce the funding of the new independent 'What Works Centre for Local Economic Growth'. Voice: Public urged to take part on consultation on “outrageous” pay recommendation for MPsVoice: the union for education professionals – which represents teachers, education support staff and nursery workers – has rejected the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority’s recommendations on MPs’ pay and called on members of the public to send their views to Ipsa.Public urged to take part on consultation on “outrageous” pay recommendation for MPs MRSA Action UK: Accounting for the reductions in MRSA and C.diff flawed - these are lives, not numbersPublic Health England figures show that trends over the last two years reveal that there is a direct correlation between the hospital and community apportioned cases of both Clostridium difficile and MRSA bloodstream infections. IET: New computing curriculum lacks clarityPlans to transform the national curriculum for state schools in England, announced today, lack clarity according to Europe’s biggest engineering and technology institution. |
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