Wednesday, 9 July 2014

PMQs special - Politics.co.uk

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"Both Miliband and Cameron were wrong, but Miliband was perhaps slightly less wrong than Cameron."

PMQs special

PMQs verdict: Miliband and Cameron both wrong on A&E times

Ed Miliband and David Cameron:  Both wrong.

Both leaders twisted the statistics on waiting times to suit their own purposes.

PMQs as-it-happened

PMQs as-it-happens

Missed this week's PMQs? Catch up here

In other news...

Prison book ban: Protestors hold up Crime and Punishment as Grayling gives evidence

Grayling gives evidence as protestors hold up Crime and Punishment behind him

Chris Grayling's session in front of the justice committee is framed by protestors holding up copies of Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment

British hospitality: Commonwealth Games athletes will be tracked to make sure they leave

The Commonwealth Games are taken seriously as a political event by the SNP

Athletes arriving in Britain for Commonwealth games will be tracked by authorities to make sure they leave the country "within their permitted time limits"

The Benefits Tourism myth: Official study finds migrants 'have little impact' on welfare

Migration Advisory Committee: Little evidence of benefit tourism

Government study finds public perceptions of migrants are out of line with reality.

High Court rules asylum detention programme is unlawful

Locked up: Asylum seekers are instantly detained under the fast-track system

Damning judgement attacks lack of access to lawyers and inclusion of torture victims in controversial programme

The invisible report: The grim reality of the Home Office's sex abuse investigation

Anonymous: Even the investigator's identity has been kept secret

An anonymous investigator and an unread report: Exactly what did the Home Office do right in the sex abuse allegation case?

Airports Commission sink Boris Johnson's estuary airport plans

Migrating birds in the Thames Estuary would cause a "high risk" of bird strike.

New report highlights huge environmental costs and safety risks.

ATT President hails student numbers growth as body celebrates 25th anniversary

Covering a broad range of issues in her address to the Association of Taxation Technicians AGM, President Natalie Miller laid particular emphasis on the increase in student numbers.

NASUWT comments on LGA’s call for education trusts

“The recommendation by the LGA is a welcome addition to the debate about how to overcome the democratic deficit which is blighting public education and undermining public confidence and trust in our schools".

High-quality vocational learning needs improved funding

“The NASUWT welcomes any efforts to raise the status of vocational qualifications and to extend opportunities for the 50% or so of young people who do not go to university".

Regional £6bn transport funding must be part of national infrastructure

The £6bn government fund, announced today, to support local infrastructure improvements, must be spent in a co-ordinated way, ensuring that they form part of our overall transport infrastructure.

What’s the future for Maritime Air Power in the UK?

The Royal Aeronautical Society’s Air Power Group has published a discussion paper on the current and future of maritime air power in the UK.

NASUWT comments on CBI/Pearson Education and Skills Survey

“No one doubts that schools have an important role to play in supporting the future employability of children and young people".

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