It’s been a long week in Rotherham
Not much has changed since last week’s Rotherham child sex abuse report. But do we really need any more information before introducing meaningful change?
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The squeeze on household budgets “cannot go on”, says the head of the business lobbying group, the CBI, as he calls for an expansion of free childcare and a rise in the national insurance threshold.
Introduced after the Google, Facebook and Starbucks tax scandals, new tax rules are doing very little to curb similar legal tax avoidance, it is claimed. Is public disquiet having more influence?
His impassioned speeches towards the end of Scotland’s referendum campaigning have been credited with securing a victory for no now Gordon Brown has set out his vision for Scotland. So what is it?
Not much has changed since last week’s Rotherham child sex abuse report. But do we really need any more information before introducing meaningful change?
If you’re wondering why Ferguson, Missouri, suddenly looks like a war zone, it’s not only got to do with the aggressive stance of the county police but also their weaponry.
They were somewhat happier times on my first visit to Gaza. I hesitate to use the word happier, it feels callous – but given how things are currently, maybe it’s about right, writes Thom Walker.
For the first time in a major Arab-Israeli conflict, the world has access to non-traditional sources of reality such as Twitter – and it means Israel is losing the battle for hearts and minds.
The day of a major cabinet reshuffle can often be used for other purposes, for example quietly unveiling a report into the much-criticised “bedroom tax”. So is the much-maligned policy working?
Last week taxi drivers blocked Washington DC in protest at Uber, the ride-sharing app. Anja Popp asks if cabbies should be fighting this battle or moving their operation forward into the modern era.
With unemployment at its lowest since reunification, a growing economy and a chance of winning the football World Cup, a new study suggests Germany is at its most optimistic in history.
Two reports attacking major areas of the government’s planned benefits reforms suggest there may come a point when the universal credit policy has to be redrawn.
One of the police officers in Downing Street on the night of the “plebgate” incident boasted to a friend that she could bring down the government.
A prominent youth member quits Ukip ahead of the European elections saying the party is moving in a “terrifying” direction and has “descended into a form of racist populism”.
No-one has died due to radiation released after the Fukushima nuclear crisis and this is unlikely to change, the UN says. But the mental health impact for the nuclear evacuees is a different story.
Cardiff University researchers say the rising cost of alcohol plus falling incomes have led to a drop in binge drinking and serious violence. But is Britain saying goodbye to bingeing culture?