Tuesday, 10 March 2015

The public deserves a better election campaign - Politics.co.uk

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"These are big, even existential issues for a country to face and yet the election campaign is composed of tiny, soap opera-like tittle-tattle."

General election

The British public deserves a better election than this

The Tory election poster over a possible Labour-SNP pact typifies the campaign so far

With Scotland threatening to split and plans afoot to strip the state to ribbons, Britain deserves more than tittle-tattle

Sexism

'Hard-hearted Hannah' triggers Commons sexism row

Esther McVey's sexism sensitivities overshadow DWP questions in the Commons

Tempers were running high in the Commons this afternoon over a sexism row - which got so heated Speaker John Bercow allowed the phrase "lynch the bitch" to pass without question.

In other news

Comment: Eric Pickles' 'evangelical charter' forces people to take part in organised religion

Pickles: Local council prayer demand part of fight against 'intolerant secularism'

The communities secretary's war on "intolerant secularism" sees him try to impose prayers on council meetings

David Cameron is now the greatest threat to the Union

David Cameron: "You cannot let the people who want to break up our country into the government of our country."

The prime minister risks breaking already strained bonds between Scotland and England.

Rethink Mental Illness response to HMIC report on people with mental illness held in police cells

A new report by HMIC has warned that many people – including children and young people – experiencing mental health problems are being held in police cells, because of the shortage of appropriate crisis care services available across the country.

IET responds to cyber security announcement

As part of National Apprenticeship Week, the Minister for the Cabinet Office, Francis Maude, has announced new initiatives to help young people kick start a career in cyber security.

New group to help companies recruit and retain more women engineers and scientists

The IET has joined forces with Prospect, the trade union representing professionals in the UK, to announce a new joint working group to help companies recruit and retain more women engineers and scientists.

NASUWT comments on the Conservative Party's plan for the expansion of free schools

Chris Keates: 'It is clear that if elected the Conservative Party will continue its obsessive ideological focus on structural change'.

Exploitation of supply teachers must be tackled

The NASUWT, is calling for an end to the exploitation of supply teachers, who are being denied their rights and entitlements on pay and working conditions by some unscrupulous supply agencies and umbrella companies.

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