Thursday, 1 May 2014

The cost of renting crisis - Politics.co.uk

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"Venezuelan-style rent controls"

Generation rent

Generation landlord: Tories march to defend high rents

Grant Shapps: A man whose campaign expertise is second to all.

The Conservative Party's response to Labour's "cost of living" attacks continues to mystify.

In other news...

Police officers 'frequently' dismissing rape allegations

Vulnerable victims are being abandoned by police.

The police are frequently failing to record rapes and sexual offences as crimes, a damning report by the national policing inspectorate finds.

Security after the war on terror: Britain urged to give up on 'force projection'

The reach of British power: Time to reassess 'force projection'?

Britain must accept its failure to create stable democracies in the Middle East and move beyond its fixation on military intervention, a coalition of pressure groups demands

Ukip posters branded a 'lie' as builders report labour shortages

Ukip accused of 'Euracism' for poster campaign

Ukip's poster campaign suggesting that builders are being forced out of work by immigrants was looking shakey today, after the building industry reported a widespread shortage of skilled workers.

Comment and Analysis

Ed Miliband's 'generation rent' speech in full

Ed Miliband: "Hardworking Britain better off."

Labour leader launches his local and European election campaign in London.

PMQs verdict: Cameron's relationship with Bercow hits a new low

Bercow vs Cameron: the schism deepens

An angry outburst and a cold reply: the Speaker and PM wash their laundry in public

Apprenticeship funding reforms: longevity and stability needed to help employers

As the Government’s Apprenticeship funding reform in England: payment mechanisms and funding principles consultation closes, the IET is stressing the need for longevity and stability with the new arrangements, enabling businesses to plan effectively.

RSPCA sees a huge rise in adoptions of our adore-a-bull staffies

RSPCA animal centres have seen a rise of 48 per cent in adoptions of bull breed dogs in the first three months of 2014 compared with the same time last year.

Just Act, a new national website that helps community groups across the country get support, funding and advice launches today

Just Act provides and signposts practical information, resources and support for all types of community project.

NASUWT comments on the Blunkett Review

"The interests of children and young people have suffered as a consequence of an ideological obsession on structural reforms and a desire to create a free market in education".

Chemical industry backs new reach advice in meetings with European Chemical Agency

The UK Chemicals Stakeholder Forum (CSF - a body led by Government but including the chemical industry, NGO’s, trade unions and others) – has launched new advice on Authorisation.

Victory for mental health campaigners, as Government announces plans to tackle avoidable deaths

The charity Rethink Mental Illness has hailed the Government’s new strategy for preventing avoidable deaths as a major success for mental health campaigners.

British Humanist Association sends copy of The Young Atheist’s Handbook to every secondary school in England and Wales

Today the British Humanist Association (BHA) is sending over a free copy of The Young Atheist’s Handbook: Lessons for Living a Good Life without God to every secondary school library in England and Wales.

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