Monday, 7 October 2013

Triple reshuffle - politics.co.uk

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"Up for it"

Triple reshuffle

'Up for it': Clegg installs bruiser in reshuffle to take on Salmond

Reshuffle: All three parties expected to change the front bench

Nick Clegg has fired the Scottish secretary in a bid to install a more aggressive figure to take on Alex Salmond.

Mili-Mail wars

Comment: Cameron should be furious with the Daily Mail

Phil Scullion: 'A more cautious headline from the Daily Mail, a more sensitive and academically rigorous analysis, and it could all have been so different.'

By going against the British sense of fair play, the Mail has ceded one of the right's big tactical advantages against Ed Miliband.

Privy Council meeting looms amid Mili-Mail war

Wanna be starting something? Miliband-Mail row enters its second week

The row over the Daily Mail's article on Ralph Miliband is threatening to overshadow the Privy Council meeting on press regulation this week.

Comment: There's nothing more British than hating the establishment

Alex Stevenson: There is nothing more British than taking on those in power

Ralph Miliband's determination to bring down the establishment does not mean he hated Britain. There is nothing more British than taking on those in power.

And finally...

Comment: Here's the truth – there's been no global warming since the 1990s

Godfrey Bloom: 'The biggest problem is the fact of non-warming since the late 1990s -- a fact almost completely ignored by the report.'

A United Nations report on climate change fits the political narrative - but its dodgy science covers up the weakness of the climate change case.

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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