The rise and rise of Newt Gingrich
Channel 4 News Washington Correspondent blogs on the rise and rise of Newt Gingrich
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The former House Speaker Newt Gingrich has suffered another blow to his Presidential hopes: he’s failed to get on the ballot for the Republican primary in his own state, writes Felicity Spector.
Channel 4 News Washington Correspondent blogs on the rise and rise of Newt Gingrich
Channel 4 News Washington Correspondent Matt Frei blogs on President Obama’s latest deficit-cutting plan.
Danny Alexander tells Channel 4 News his plans to target the rich with a new team of tax inspectors, and help the poor by raising the income tax threshold to £12,500.
He’s been called the father of British pop art, who influenced generations of artists. Tributes are being paid to Richard Hamilton, who has died aged 89.
Twenty leading economists have called on the government to scrap its 50p tax rate for high earners, warning that it will do “lasting damage” to the economy. Is the 50p tax rate worth it? FactCheck investigates
As George Osborne agrees a deal to recoup £5bn in unpaid tax from UK nationals banking in the secretive Swiss system, Channel 4 News pries open the vault doors of the world’s biggest tax havens.
Disconnect is the order of our massively interconnected day. Condemning and jailing the looters is one thing. Trying to identify the nature of their disconnect is another. Damning and punishing the faceless hoody comes a lot easier than seriously challenging the faceless banker who broke our economy, or the politician who thieved in our own Houses of Parliament.
He has presidential ambitions and a Twitter following to match, but US politician Newt Gingrich is fighting allegations his fanbase is fake. Channel 4 News investigates the claims and counter-claims.
In honour of Channel 4’s Comedy Gala comedian Rich Hall presents the Channel 4 News weather in his own unique style. Apologies to the people of Aberdeen.
The claim “Hopefully the days of the super-injunction are numbered, because it’s only a law that protects the rich.” Max Clifford, celebrity publicist , Daybreak, May 24, 2011
Gary Gibbon on Downing Street’s clawback from David Willett’s idea of paying ‘club class’ prices for extra university places.
New figures from the Communities Department confirm that the wealthier your area, the more likely you are to pay high council taxes and to receive less from central government.
Calls for change in Egypt have come from every level of society. But Krishnan Guru-Murthy finds that the country’s well-off now think it is time to go back to work.
Calls for change in Egypt have come from every level of society. But Krishnan Guru-Murthy finds that the country’s well-off now think it is time to go back to work.