Angelina Jolie Joins Hague At G8 In London

The G8 group of leading countries has pledged to end sexual violence and rape in conflict in an historic announcement. William Hague confirmed the agreement at a meeting of the G8 foreign ministers at Lancaster...

No 10 reveals Falklands theme for Lady Thatcher’s funeral

Baroness Thatcher’s military triumph in the Falklands will take centre stage at her ceremonial funeral next week, with her coffin bearers drawn from the units who fought at Goose Green, Port Stanley and...

Thatcherism was a national catastrophe that still poisons us

Thatcherism was a national catastrophe, and we remain trapped by its consequences. As her former Chancellor Geoffrey Howe put it: “Her real triumph was to have transformed not just one party but two, so that...

David Cameron announces special Parliamentary tribute to Margaret

DAVID CAMERON has announced that Parliament will hold a special session on Wednesday to pay tribute to Margaret Thatcher, who died aged 87 today. In an interview with the BBC earlier today, he praised her for her...

UK now has 7 social classes, as traditional model too simplistic

The British public no longer fit into just three social classes, with society now split into seven based on economic, social and cultural measures, a major new study has discovered. More than 160,000 people took...

470,000 challenge Iain Duncan Smith to live on £53 a week

The Work and Pensions Secretary's attempt to justify the benefits changes he is introducing appeared to backfire when he was challenged on whether he could live on £53 a week. "If I had to, I would," Mr Duncan...

Bedroom tax is worthy of Stalin, says government's poverty tsar

Frank Field the Labour MP who is the Conservative parties poverty tsar and champion for the working-class, condemns changes to housing benefit as 'flawed' and says that Iain Duncan Smith's Lord...

More than half of patients are waiting two days to be seen

Patients are having to wait more than 48 hours to see a GP and often take time off work when they do because appointments are hard to get and at inconvenient times, a new report warns. Research by the Patients...

George Osborne's : 2013 Budget

The chancellor extended the 1% public sector pay cap by one year to 2015/16 but Service personnel to be exempt from public sector 1% pay rise cap. He used his Budget to cut corporation tax by 1% to 20%, and...

Police Commissioner Simmonds £65K appointments cause uproar

Northamptonshire Police Commissioner Adam Simmonds has announced his three temporary assistant commissioners have all been given £65,000-a-year permanent jobs. The appointment of Ms Buckle, who acted as Mr...

Teachers to go on strike from June over pay, pensions & workload

Hundreds of thousands of teachers will hold a series of strikes in a continuing row over pay, pensions and workload. Schools across England and Wales are likely to be affected by the walkouts which will begin in...

Politicians agree deal but newspapers refuse regulation sign up

Britain’s largest newspaper groups are on a collision course with the Government over press regulation, after last night signalling their anger at the imposition of “several deeply contentious” issues in a...

George Osborne's boring, steady as she goes budget

On Wednesday, the chancellor must take the opportunity to respond to the squeeze on living standards facing families, not only because it may help his declining popularity but because it is vital to the...

Housing benefit change protests held

Protests have been staged in a series of cities against government plans to cut housing benefit for those considered to have too much space. Protests against the plan - labelled the "bedroom tax" by Labour - have...