Gary Gibbon
Government U-turns: positive or destructive?
The Coalition’s u-turns show they will listen to the public – or are they a sign of a Government being shoved off course, asks Gary Gibbon.
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Gary Gibbon
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Forest sell-off: ‘This is what people power looks like’
Environment Minister Caroline Spelman admits: “I’m sorry, we got this wrong” over the forest sell-off. Gaby Hinsliff says the Government has to be prepared to be unpopular on some policies.
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Cameron ‘unhappy’ with forest sell-off plans
David Cameron has conceded that he is dissatisfied with Government plans to sell off England’s public forests, in a surprise admission at Prime Minister’s Question Time.
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Delay of forest sale is ‘not a U-turn’ say campaigners
The planned sale of some of England’s publicly owned forests is being put on hold – but campaigners say it is not the climbdown they are looking for.
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Mind your coalition language
I caused a minor stir with some viewers on Sunday night’s programme when I threw in a reference to the “Conservative-led coalition” prompting a brief debate on twitter which, unusually, has changed my mind about the use of the phrase .
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Forest campaigners fear government sale
As the government prepares to publish its plans to sell off some of England’s forests, it insists ancient woodland will be protected. Channel 4 News’ Julian Rush finds campaigners are not convinced.
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Climate change deal: modest steps agreed in Cancun
What has been called a ‘modest’ climate change deal has been agreed by nearly 200 nations at a UN conference in Mexico. But there were objections from Bolivia who said the deal did not go far enough.
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Brits among trapped New Zealand miners
Two Brits are among 29 men trapped by an explosion in a New Zealand mine. An expert tells Channel 4 News the risk of another gas blast makes it hard to tell when a rescue attempt could be made.
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Sarah Palin’s TV show debuts in US
Former US Vice-Presidential candidate Sarah Palin has launched a new reality television show. The first episode of “Sarah Palin’s Alaska” was shown on Sunday night – our own Sarah Smith takes a look.
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Congo: The worst war in the world
International Editor Lindsey Hilsum on the grim reality of what lies behind today’s report on genocide in the Congo.
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UN report on Congo atrocities
As a new UN report into the most appalling atrocities committed in the Democratic Republic of Congo is released, Lindsey Hilsum looks into the details of “the worst war in the world”.
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Rwanda condemns UN report on Congo 'genocide'
Today, President Paul Kagame of Rwanda is in London to deliver the Annual Oppenheimer lecture at the IISS. It’s a sign of international respect for a leader who has spearheaded 15 years of development and economic growth, and is seen by the British and US governments as a model for the rest of Africa. His…
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Rwanda condemns UN ‘genocide’ Congo report
A leaked UN report accuses Rwanda of committing genocide in the Democratic Republic of Congo in the 1990s. Rwandan President Paul Kagame tells Lindsey Hilsum the allegations are “absurd”.
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Copenhagen: no view from the summit?
After months of hype the Copenhagen climate change summit took place in December 2009 but resulted not in a binding deal between the world’s leaders, but an “accord”.
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Acid Arctic? What the ocean tells us about climate change
Science Correspondent Tom Clarke reports from the Canadian Arctic, where scientists are investigating ocean acidification – one of the least publicised but most worrying effects of climate change.
