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April 11, 2012

A day to speak up about dictator debt

The thirtieth anniversary of the Falklands War took a bizarre twist this week. It emerged that the UK is still demanding repayment from the Argentine government for money they borrowed in 1979 – with which they bought weapons to invade the Falklands.
March 22, 2012

Budget will harm both economy and environment, say Greens

Green MP Caroline Lucas has slammed yesterday’s budget as the “nail in the coffin” of the Coalition’s commitment to be “the greenest government ever”.
March 22, 2012

Budget triggers backlash in Wales

Wales will be hit hard by the UK budget, according to Plaid Cymru and Welsh Labour. Plaid called for Welsh opposition to regional pay variation.
January 16, 2012

Welfare benefits cap will break up families, says senior Lib Dem

As the Welfare Reform Bill returns to the Lords, the Lib Dems' deputy leader warns that benefits cap will "damage the lives of hundreds of thousands of children."
November 28, 2011

The UK's Department for Dodgy Deals

The UK government is demanding payment from Egypt for money loaned to Mubarak to help him to buy weapons. The money is claimed by the Export Credits Guarantee Department (ECGD), a secretive unit of Vince Cable's Department for Business. It has a habit of backing arms deals and fossil fuels and creating unjust debt.
October 25, 2011

Clegg under fire over Egypt's £100 million debt to the UK

The Deputy Prime Minister has pledged £5 million to help the Egyptian economy, but failed to mention the country's existing debt to the UK, inherited from Mubarak.
September 23, 2011

Lib Dems urged to implement their own policy on dictator debt

The Liberal Democrats have been accused of inconsistency after declaring their support for the Arab Spring.
September 20, 2011

Equality groups criticise government's same-sex marriage plan

Equality campaigners have given a critical response to the latest government announcement on same-sex marriage.
September 18, 2011

Same-sex marriage: The government should go further

When I first heard that the news that the government is planning to legislate for same-sex marriage, I was very pleased. Then I looked at the details. Now I'm very disappointed.
June 9, 2011

Government 'reforms' are starting to hit the reality wall

The ‘Big Society’ is becoming a fresh political battleground over the summer, says Simon Barrow. Shrinking the state by galvanising more money and resources from private citizens through volunteering, delegating and contracting is central to the Prime Minister’s approach – both to running the country and to keeping his own party together. But the strategy is beset with disagreement, and a huge 'reality gap'.