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| "The powerhouse of London dominates more and more. And that’s not healthy for our economy. It’s not good for our country. We need a Northern Powerhouse too." Keeping the badger faithCameron: I'm a badger cull believer David Cameron has reaffirmed his commitment to badger cull pilots, which are set to resume this autumn. Monday speechesGeorge Osborne's 'northern powerhouse' speech in full Read the script of the chancellor's speech setting out the case for linking northern England's cities together - and using a new high-speed rail link to do so, to boot - delivered in Manchester this morning Labour turns against Iain Duncan Smith's universal credit programme Labour will halt Iain Duncan Smith's universal credit programme if it wins the election, Rachel Reeves says Anti-politicsDirectly elected mayors: A rare case of justified hypocrisy? The public rejected directly elected mayors - so is George Osborne wrong to propose forcing them on voters? Why doctors should stop hating politicians MPs will never stop playing politics with the NHS - however much doctors want them to. Sexist, male and damaging: What women really think of parliament There was further evidence of women's widespread disillusionment with parliament today, after a new survey showed huge levels of distrust and anger about the British political system. Labour troublesKnives out for Miliband (again) despite poll improvement Labour bolstered its poll performance this month to re-establish it's pre-2014 lead over the Tories, despite a relentless wave of damning coverage Costing the opposition: Labour forces vote on manifesto audits Labour will try to improve its reputation for financial competance this week with a Commons vote demanding all parties' manifestos are independently audited | Government must do more to protect animal welfareNew polling of public, politicians and animal welfare experts highlights the need for the Government to lead the way - and identifies the plight of research animals, breeding animals and those hunted for sport as top priorities. How the Longitude Prize Challenge can help preserve the cornerstone of modern medical care - antibioticsThe development of antibiotics has been vital to our survival, yet the rise of antimicrobial resistance is threatening to make them ineffective in the future. Teachers strike in Lancashire schoolMembers of the NASUWT are today taking strike action following the failure to resolve their deep concerns over poor management practices at Leyland St Mary’s Catholic High School in Lancashire. Government bans all existing and future Academies and Free Schools from teaching creationism as scienceThe Government has changed the rules to preclude all Academies and Free Schools, both those that already exist and those that will open in the future, from teaching pseudoscientific ideas such as creationism as scientifically valid. British Social Attitudes survey finds most people have no religion, just 41.7% are ChristianThe 31st annual British Social Attitudes survey (BSA), has found that 50.6% of the population saying they have no religion (up from 47.7% last year), with just 41.7% regarding themselves as Christian (the lowest ever figure). UK MOD praises Boeing for partnership on Chinook helicopter programmeThe UK Ministry of Defence praised Boeing today for close collaboration and partnership that led to the new MK6 Chinook helicopter entering service seven months ahead of schedule. |
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