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  • 22 Sep 2010
    Coalition facing embarrassment over Lib Dem vote on arms trade

    Delegates to the Liberal Democrats’ party conference have voted in favour of ending government support for the arms trade.

  • 9 Aug 2010
    Analysis reveals Cable's plan would cost students far more

    The cost of a university degree would rocket under Business Secretary Vince Cable's proposals to tax university graduates, according to figures released today.

  • 5 Aug 2010
    A 'great success' ? Examining government claims

    The ruling UK coalition’s policies are proving highly controversial, says Savi Hensman, and many fear that great damage will be done, especially to the most vulnerable. The Prime Minister's silken words require careful political and theological attention.

  • 15 Jul 2010
    Unions sceptical about Cable's university funding plans

    The Business Secretary, Vince Cable has triggered a mixed reaction after saying that university students will “almost certainly” have to pay more towards their education, in contrast to the Liberal Democrats' previous approach.

  • 8 Jul 2010
    Supreme Court upholds claims of gay asylum-seekers

    The UK's Supreme Court has ruled that asylum-seekers fleeing homophobic should not simply be sent back and told to keep their sexuality a secret in their own countries.

  • 6 Jul 2010
    Review of Trident costs to be rushed through in weeks

    The Defence Secretary has admitted that the “value-for-money” review of Trident will be completed by the end of July, provoking suspicion that he is only going through the motions.

  • 27 Jun 2010
    Cutting services, funding war

    David Cameron has tried to use Armed Forces Day to whip up support for the unpopular war in Afghanistan, but the ruinous cost of ineffective military spending is clearly at odds with his government's rhetoric about the urgent need for cuts.

  • 10 Jun 2010
    Lib Dem MPs vote 'against own policy' on Trident

    The Liberal Democrats have been accused of voting “against their own policy” after opposing a motion to include the Trident nuclear weapons system in the Strategic Defence Review.

  • 8 Jun 2010
    Cameron's cuts: We're not all in this together

    David Cameron has said the government's massive cuts will be delivered in a way that “strengthens and unites the country”. His words remind me of his colleague's George Osborne's claim that, when it comes to tackling the economic situation, “we're all in this together”.

  • 27 May 2010
    An Education Secretary with a warped view of history

    In the many comments made about Michael Gove's appointment as Education Secretary, one area that has generally been overlooked is his unhealthy attitude to history teaching.