Wednesday, 10 September 2014

Holding back the panic - politics.co.uk

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"To tear apart a union so proven, so precious and so valuable would be a tragic mistake for all our peoples."

Holding back the panic

Scottish independence PMQs verdict: Holding back the panic

William Hague: Still superb at the despatch box after all these years

With the shadow of the Scottish independence referendum hanging over parliament, this was never going to be an ordinary prime minister's questions.

Party leaders stake all on Scottish independence campaigning

Yes campaigners anticipate victory at the border with England

Westminster's party leaders are in Scotland today in an 11th-hour bid to win over wavering Scottish voters, as parliament prepares for a PMQs without them.

Comment: Our panicked leaders need more than flagpole politics to save the union

Vote 'no' because we like the Saltire, too

There is still time for the passion of our leaders to break through into Scottish voters' minds. But it hasn't yet.

Scottish independence gamble as party leaders quit PMQs

Drug reform

Britain secretly decriminalised cannabis – and it's a disaster

Cannabis: Semi-decriminalisation does more harm than good

How a bit of under-the-table liberalism sucked even more young black and Asian kids into the criminal justice system

Drug law reform isn't theory anymore – it's practise

Lib Dems ready to decriminalise all drugs

In other news...

How a Cold War with Russia could save the environment

A Rosneft production facility. Britain relies on Russia for 15% of its gas supplies

Stripping away the EU's reliance on Russian gas could help the planet, too

Rotherham abuse: The man Westminster wants to quit defies MPs

EDL protests against Shaun Wright in Rotherham

The man who ran Rotherham's children's services for five years while authorities took a "blatant" disregard to widespread child sexual exploitation faces MPs later.

Respite for small employers as HMRC delays introduction of RTI late-filing penalties

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) have announced today that they will exempt small employers with 49 or fewer staff from being issued with automated PAYE real-time information (RTI) late filing penalties until March 2015.

Treasury data show Help to Buy is hitting the mark

The Help to Buy scheme is supporting new housing construction, and it is being used extensively by first-time buyers to purchase average-priced properties across the UK, data published by HM Treasury shows.

Built environment policies essential for rebalancing the UK economy, CIOB tells MPs

The Chartered Institute of Building is launching a guide for MPs and prospective parliamentary candidates to highlight the strategic importance of construction to the UK economy.

Maintaining world class schools

The NASUWT won the support of TUC Congress in Liverpool for its campaign to reclaim the promise of our public education service, with its entitlements for all children and young people, and to maintain our world class schools.

Coalition resisted through action campaign

The NASUWT contributed to the debate on public sector pay at the TUC Congress in Liverpool.

CML disappointed at unintended impact on buy-to-let from European Directive

Today, the Treasury issued a consultation on how the UK will implement the requirements of the European Mortgage Credit Directive, which needs to be fully implemented by March 2016.

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