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| "We're not the curia. Nor do I have a suitable bunch of hard people who can beat up the church commissioners until they do what I want." Welby vs WongaThe Welby technique: Why the Archbishop's unorthodox interview approach trumps politicians' at every turn When Welby went up against Humphrys this morning, he showed exactly why the Church made the right decision in backing him for the job. Welby red-faced over Church's Wonga investment The Archbishop of Canterbury has admitted he was "irritated" after it emerged the Church of England has tens of thousands of pounds invested in Wonga. Welby vs Wonga: We'll push you out of business The Church of England will "compete" major payday lending companies out of business by creating its own credit union, the Archbishop of Canterbury has declared. £££Equitable Life: 200k set to be let down by the Treasury Over 200,000 Equitable Life policyholders may never receive any compensation payments from the coalition because of Treasury incompetence, MPs have warned. Economy back on track? Growth registers 0.6% in second quarter Britain's economy grew by 0.6% in the second quarter of 2012 - the first time the UK has enjoyed two consecutive quarters of positive growth since 2010. No waste of money too big for DfID to rule out aid spending U-turn Taxpayers' money could be spent on international aid organisations previously condemned for offering 'poor' value for money, MPs have suggested. Controversial...Training Brits 'will end Britain's migrant worker addiction' Britain should concentrate on training up young British people to fill vacancies rather than "taking the easy option of recruiting from abroad", a minister has claimed. 'Send him back to Australia!' Peer wants to send Lynton Crosby packing Tobacco lobbyist Lynton Crosby should be "got rid of" because he poses a threat to public health in Britain, a Liberal Democrat peer has said, amid a Labour offensive on plain packaging in the Lords. Unions won't back 'pinkish' Labour, McCluskey warns Trade unions will only back Ed Miliband's union funding reforms if Labour stops being a "pinkish shadow of the present coalition", Len McCluskey has said. Oil riches for Scots: Salmond 'fundamentally dishonest'? Alex Salmond has been accused of "fundamental dishonesty" after he estimated every Scot would be £300,000 better off in an independent Scotland. Meanwhile...Comment: Why I'm taking steps to protect the Olympic truce legacy I'm walking nearly 500 miles in two weeks this summer - because the Olympic truce legacy is worth protecting. Lib Dems yearn for Labour coalition Most Liberal Democrat activists want the party to support Labour rather than the Conservatives in government after the next general election, a poll has found. Comment: If voters let the Weiner sex scandal pass, they will have lost their minds Politicians' careers can sometimes escape the odd affair. But if Anthony Weiner gets away with his latest sex scandal and becomes New York's next mayor, the world will truly have gone mad. And finally...Plymouth calls it a day for payday loan advertising Payday loans advertising has been banned from Labour-led Plymouth city council's bus shelters and billboards. | Gas demand double that of electricity by 2030 - National Grid NASUWT comments on the deputy prime minister's announcementChris Keates, general secretary of the NASUWT the largest teachers’ union, comments on the announcement by the deputy prime minister to reform the way in which primary schools are held to account... RSPCA: Lab animal numbers break 4 million barrierToday the Government announced that the number of animals used annually in scientific procedures in the UK has increased yet again, and shockingly, has now broken the 4 million mark (4.03 million animals used in a total of 4.11 million scientific procedures). Dr Hadwen Trust outraged by another annual rise in animal experimentsHome Office figures released today showing an 8% rise in the number of procedures conducted using animals in scientific research in 2012 make for ‘immensely distressing and upsetting news’, according to the Dr Hadwen Trust for Humane Research (DHT). ESRC: 'What Works Centre for Local Economic Growth'The ESRC is delighted to announce the funding of the new independent 'What Works Centre for Local Economic Growth'. ESRC: 'What Works Centre for Local Economic Growth'The ESRC is delighted to announce the funding of the new independent 'What Works Centre for Local Economic Growth'. Voice: Public urged to take part on consultation on “outrageous” pay recommendation for MPsVoice: the union for education professionals – which represents teachers, education support staff and nursery workers – has rejected the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority’s recommendations on MPs’ pay and called on members of the public to send their views to Ipsa.Public urged to take part on consultation on “outrageous” pay recommendation for MPs MRSA Action UK: Accounting for the reductions in MRSA and C.diff flawed - these are lives, not numbersPublic Health England figures show that trends over the last two years reveal that there is a direct correlation between the hospital and community apportioned cases of both Clostridium difficile and MRSA bloodstream infections. IET: New computing curriculum lacks clarityPlans to transform the national curriculum for state schools in England, announced today, lack clarity according to Europe’s biggest engineering and technology institution. |
