David Cameron, ‘your ‘umble servant’, promises tax cuts
In a politically disengaged era the PM aims to catch voters’ attention with some direct cash offers on taxation and some direct political messages too.
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In a politically disengaged era the PM aims to catch voters’ attention with some direct cash offers on taxation and some direct political messages too.
They wanted cuts to tuition fees and votes for over 16s: they got a speech “for the older generation”, say Birmingham students, which was “hypocritical”, “out of touch” – and too patriotic.
While the UK imposes stringent measures on returning jihadis, some countries are more liberal. Channel 4 News obtains rare footage of a Danish programme that seeks to bring them back into the fold.
They’re waving union jacks in the hall of the Tory Party Conference in Birmingham but in a hectic high-octane three weeks of politics this flag was nearly ditched.
David Cameron wants 3 million more young apprentices, and plans to slash unemployment benefits for 18-21 year-olds to fund them. But is this a reform too far?
Yangshuo county, southern China, has changed since photo-journalist Raul Gallego Abellan was there three years ago. But it still offers a glimpse of the old China and the rural life that sustained it.
Shadow chancellor Ed Balls says Labour will stick with austerity, capping child benefit and pledging not to raise borrowing.
There’s enough results in to say a victory for no looks highly likely, so here are some initial thoughts…
A yes means Britain ceases to exist, right? I won’t be British anymore, just English. Yes? That’s the identity crisis many people south of the border have been wrestling with.
Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz has said there is “little basis” for “fear-mongering” over the economy of an independent Scotland. Mr Stiglitz, who advises the Scottish government on economic affairs, said that while there would be risks in the event of a Yes vote, the risks of Scotland remaining in the union and UK leaving…
Some of the biggest and boldest promises being made by the Scottish yes campaign are on welfare – but can Scotland afford to be fairer for those on benefits?
There are a panoply of risks associated to Scottish Independence. The transition risks might be survivable, but goodwill is required from London and Edinburgh if it is going to work.
Ashya King’s parents made the headlines after going to extraordinary lengths to find treatment for him at the Proton Therapy Centre in Prague – but will it help Ashya?
Dozens of protesters have been arrested in major American cities as they take to the streets for better working conditions. But can they change a country with a strong tradition of free labour market?
Doctors treating Ashya King have defended their decision not to send the five-year-old for proton beam therapy.