The leader of the Green Party has welcomed the government's announcement of a universal state pension. But she said that the plans do not go far enough.

For some Christians, coalition cuts and the "Big Society" are an opportunity for churches to extend their influence by taking over services run by the state. But the Gospel is not about increasing our own influence. In seeking to love our neighbours as ourselves, we need to be ready to stand up and resist a vicious assault on the welfare state.

Plaid Cymru has condemned the government's failure to invest in renewable energy and insisted that the Welsh Assembly must have powers over energy projects.

The youth wings of the Liberal Democrats and the Green Party have attacked proposals - supported by LibDem and Tory ministers - to raise student tuition fees in England.