Thursday, 3 October 2013

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"Sending a reporter to my late uncle’s memorial crosses a line of common decency. I believe it a symptom of the culture and practices of both the Daily Mail and the Mail on Sunday."

Miliband vs the Mail

Ed outraged after Mail on Sunday infiltrates Miliband family memorial

A badge worn by - Bob Geldof, actually

Ed Miliband has stepped up his offensive against the Mail and Mail on Sunday, with a letter to the newspapers' owner Lord Rothermere saying their behaviour "crosses a line of common decency".

Conference review

Five lessons from the 2013 conference season...

Lib Dem inactivists

Events in Glasgow, Brighton and Manchester have fast-forwarded the UK's political story towards 2015.

Daily Mail admits Miliband gravestone pun a mistake

Ed Miliband claims Daily Mail allegations were "a lie"

The Daily Mail has admitted it was an error of judgement to publish a picture making light of Ed Miliband's dad's death.

Thursday news

Pickles: 'Medication' woman was utterly unreasonable

Eric Pickles said the woman he told to adjust her medication was "utterly unreasonable"

The woman Eric Pickles told to adjust her medication was "utterly unreasonable", the communities secretary has told Politics.co.uk.

Life gets harder for UK's loan sharks

Payday lenders face tough new regulation - but the clampdown on the industry is far from complete

Years of political pressure against payday lenders has finally resulted in the publication of new rules tackling the loan sharks charging extortionate interest rates.

The overshadowed speech

Sketch: Intense, but nothing new from David Cameron

David Cameron: Faintly quivering intensity in Manchester

The prime minister is in fighting mode. And it's all getting a little bit scary.

David Cameron's conference speech in full

David Cameron addressing his party in Manchester

The prime minister's full speech in Manchester

David Cameron's conference speech as-it-happened

David Cameron to address his party conference today

All the news, comment and analysis as David Cameron addressed his party conference in Manchester.

David Cameron: Labour's business bashing is 'crazy'

Cameron promised a new "land of opportunity"

The prime minister launched a major defence of big business as he accused Labour of giving up on free enterprise and wealth creation.

People like you lose their jobs, become disabled, get trapped in low wage jobs

Benefits debate failing ordinary families: new polling and CPAG letter to party leaders

The current debate about social security is failing ordinary families, according to a new campaign.

IET: High Speed 2 should be part of integrated transport policy

Europe’s largest body of engineers is calling for the High Speed 2 (HS2) proposals to be reassessed to become part of an integrated transport programme of metro, rail, bus and road projects to revitalise the cities of the Midlands and North.

NASUWT: Global attacks on trade unions are attacks on fairness, equality and social justice

Teacher trade unionists in Colombia, Iraq, Zimbabwe and Bahrain are being subjected to violence and oppression.

CIOT: Institute and IFS take tax debate to party conferences – and you are invited

Key policy-makers and high profile journalists will be joining the CIOT and the Institute for Fiscal Studies at the main party conferences this autumn for a series of debates on the future of the tax system.

RSPCA: Petition against badger cull reaches 300,000 signatures

A petition calling on the Government to put a stop to the pilot badger cull climbed to 300,000 in the two weeks since the first animal was shot.

CAFH: Blue Fox, Blue Badger and Blue Hare Founder short listed for Inspiration Awards For Women 2013

Founder of Conservatives Against Fox Hunting - Blue Fox, Blue Badger and Blue Hare campaigns is shortlisted for award.

BSIA: Vacant property protection still paramount one year on from law change

Last Sunday (1st September) marked the one year anniversary of the anti-squatting law that made residential squatting a criminal offence. The milestone also saw squatters’ internet sites[1] encouraging action in order to mark the anniversary. As such, the Vacant Property Protection Group of the British Security Industry Association (BSIA) is reiterating to owners and landlords of vacant commercial properties the importance of securing and protecting their premises.

BHA: Girl Guides, Rainbows, and Brownies promise to be inclusive of the non-religious

The Girl Guides, Rainbows and Brownies are for the first time inclusive of atheists and agnostics after a new Promise comes into force today which is, for the first time, inclusive of atheists and agnostics.

TACT welcomes continuing increase in adoption numbers

TACT (The Adolescent and Children’s Trust) today welcomed the announcement from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), that the number of adoptions made in the UK in 2012 had risen by nearly ten per cent. This follows an increase in 2011 of six per cent.

Rio Tinto loads first ship from its 290 Mt/a expansion programme

Rio Tinto has achieved the significant milestone of loading the first shipment of iron ore from its expanded port, rail and mine operations in Australia. This marks the commencement of commissioning of the expansion programme, which will see overall capacity for Rio Tinto’s iron ore operations in Western Australia increase to 290 million tonnes a year.

Boeing Forecasts Increased Global Demand for Airline Pilots

Boeing projects the commercial aviation industry will need more than one million new pilots and technicians to support the expanding demand for new airplane deliveries over the next two decades.

Voice: Speaking and listening in GCSE languages are essential

Voice: the union for education professionals has commented on the announcement by Ofqual to remove the assessment of speaking and listening from GCSE grades in English and English Language.

IET: Engineering chief: more universities must share research with SMEs

The outgoing President of Europe’s largest engineering body is calling for more universities to give small and medium sized businesses open access to the intellectual property (IP) that they create.

BFAWU: Strike action at Hovis (Premier Foods), Wigan

The Hovis strikes are about the casualisation of the food industry and a race to the bottom.

IFAW: Cameron's badger cull at odds with science

Cameron’s cull is going ahead at odds with science and common sense, says the International Fund for Animal Welfare.

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