Wednesday, 29 January 2014

PMQs special - Politics.co.uk

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"It's hard to remember now, but a long time ago I asked a question."

PMQs special

PMQs verdict: Miliband's first big win of 2014 leaves Cameron tongue-tied

Poised and confident: MIliband scores his first major win of 2014

Miliband picks apart the PM's evasions to score his first major win of 2014.

PMQs as-it-happened

PMQs as-it-happens

All the action as David Cameron faces Ed Miliband at PMQs.

Cameron refuses to rule out new millionaire tax cut

David Cameron under pressure for new tax cuts

Cameron refuses to rule out handing another tax cut to Britain's highest earners, following a campaign by senior Conservatives to slash the top rate of tax to 40p.

Syrian refugees

Blog: Why does it take a Commons vote for the government to do the right thing on Syria?

A young Syrian refugee who fled  the violence in Homs flashes the 'V for victory' sign as he takes shelter in northern Lebanon

Cameron is doing the right thing on Syria - but why should it take a Commons defeat to force his hand?

Confirmed: Britain to take hundreds of Syrian refugees

A Syrian rebel crosses a street while trying to dodge sniper fire in Aleppo. More than 11.5 million Syrians are now thought to be in need of help.

Britain to take hundreds of the most needy refugees from Syria, as the government ends its opposition to the policy

Asylum

Revealed: Rape victims abused in British detention centres

The controversial Yarl's Wood detention centre, burnt down by detainees in 2002

Female victims of rape and torture are subjected to abuse and intimidation in British detention centres, according to a damning new report into the plight of women asylum seekers in the UK.

Comment and Analysis

Comment: How Bafta strike action made the Royal Opera House pay a decent wage

Joseph Blake: 'A mini-revolution is happening on the streets of London'

They charge hundreds for tickets, but pay pittance to their cleaners: how a new trade union took on one of the most famous institutions in Britain.

Comment: Banning smoking in cars with kids is an abuse of state power

Ian Dunt: ' If we're prepared to pass laws to protect children from the health risks of their parents' choices, then we'd better be prepared for the repercussions'

Once you invite the state into your private property it will make itself comfortable and demand ever more powers.

Comment: We need a law to protect us against privatisation

Caroline Lucas: I've had many heartbreaking letters and emails from constituents who've been made more ill by distressing experiences of Atos fit-for-work assessments

It's time for a radical change - one that recognises that the services that we pay for and rely on should be accountable and transparent

"New EU targets are useful as they put a peg in the ground" says IET

The European Commission has outlined its plans for climate and energy policy until 2030. Read IET comment here.

Selective Catholic school admissions policy decision quashed over "arguable error"

‘Inconsequential technicality’ leads to quashing of schools adjudicator decision on London Oratory School.

Tree of Hope: "Piece of the Puzzle, Autism Awareness Shoe"

The "Piece of the Puzzle, Autism Awareness Shoe" has been created especially for Blossom For Children and Tree of Hope.

More long term support needed for families displaced by flooding say researchers

Planning for the emotional aftermath of devastating floods is as important as the immediate impact of such emergencies.

"Warm words" on mental health from Nick Clegg welcome - but the reality is budget cuts

Comment on Nick Clegg Mental health speech from charity Rethink Mental Illness.

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