To worry or not to worry over the economy?
Gary Gibbon blogs on the reaction to today’s “worrying” economic figures and what it means for the Coalition government.
507 items found
Gary Gibbon blogs on the reaction to today’s “worrying” economic figures and what it means for the Coalition government.
Our Political Editor says the economists are unlikely to be offering any good news to the Government any time soon.
A big chunk of News Corps argument that Ofcom’s been unreasonably severe in recommending referral to the Competition Commission is based on whether just because you get a news product from Sky News (like Channel 5 or IRN) doesn’t mean you’re getting Sky’s editorial judgment.
Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt gives News Corp more time to meet concerns over its bid to take over BSkyB, as MPs and the deal’s opponents tell Channel 4 News there are still questions to be answered.
The Prime Minister’s private dinner with News Corporation executives raises questions over his impartiality in the light of News Corp’s attempt to take over BSkyB, one MP tells Channel 4 News.
Channel 4 News learns that Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp is in talks with the government about relinquishing control of Sky News in return for being allowed to buy the remaining part of BSkyB.
The Oldham and Saddleworth by-election is a crucial early test of the Tory-led Coalition. But as voters prepare for Thursday’s vote, broadcaster Peter McHugh writes that all bets are off.
Predictions in politics are a mug’s game: defining moments, from 9/11 to the banking collapse, often come from nowhere. But caveats aside, here’s some tips for 2011, from Gaby Hinsliff.
Is Rupert Murdoch’s take-over bid for BSkyB going to be resolved in the end by the judges? 2011 promises to be a prosperous one for at least one branch of the Bar, blogs Jon Snow.
Secret recordings by undercover newspaper reporters reveal a Liberal Democrat minister saying the Chancellor “get’s up one’s nose” – Channel 4 News looks at the cracks in the Coalition.
Secret recordings reveal some Lib Dem ministers are privately voicing concerns about Government policies they are backing in public, as one MP tells Channel 4 News the Coalition is doing good work.
As David Cameron and Ed Miliband clash for the last time this year at PMQs, broadcaster Peter McHugh asks whether the festive spirit will survive for long at Westminster.
No-one was listening to anyone in the Commons today, let alone the few students who made it into the public gallery.
As the Government wins a vote to treble university tuition fees, violence flares across Whitehall. Alex Thomson says that nine police officers and scores of protesters are hurt.
Police officers have been injured and protesters arrested during demonstrations against tuition fees. MPs have voted to increase the cap on student fees to £9,000 in England.