Bloody scenes at Battle of the Inquiry
Channel 4 News Political Editor Gary Gibbon blogs about the government’s plans for a banking inquiry
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“The strange picture being painted for us is one of the biggest bureacratic machines in Whitehall being taken by surprise by its own success in making efficiency savings, and choosing to hand the extra cash back to the Treasury.”
Britain’s eight biggest cities outside London are to be given devolved powers over planning, education and transport, in return for pledges to improve local economies and infrastructure.
A 20 per cent cut in the size of the army is announced today. But as Britain continues to punch above its weight militarily, Carl Dinnen asks if this is the first step on the road to a beating.
The “big step forward” is the discovery of the Higgs boson particle at the CERN laboratory in Switzerland. Don’t worry – we’re not going try to FactCheck the existence of the “God particle”.
Channel 4 News Political Editor Gary Gibbon blogs about the government’s plans for a banking inquiry
Following the resignation of Bob Diamond in the midst of the bank lending scandal , Barclays releases a memo of a phone conversation between Mr Diamond and Bank of England Deputy Governor Paul Tucker.
“The Met’s budget shortfall accounts for the lion’s share of a £302m gap nationally. It’s not clear where the money will come from and more job losses can’t be ruled out.”
Channel 4 News lifts the lid on a multimillion pound exam industry, revealing the extent exam boards profit from increased school fees, despite claiming tax-free charitable status.
A surprise deal between eurozone countries is struck at a Brussels summit allowing bail-outs to directly support distressed banks, rather than making national governments taking on the burden.
More bad news for David Cameron’s “greenest government ever”. It turns out the recession has had more to do with reducing greenhouse gas emissions than its environmental policies.
From drug abuse to child obesity, new profiles released by the Department of Health show the disparity of health standards across England.
Prime Minister David Cameron will today attend a crucial summit that could determine the future of the eurozone.
London landmark Tower Bridge is adorned with an enormous set of Olympic rings to mark the countdown to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Faisal Islam blogs on the economics – at home and abroad – behind the chancellor’s decision not to raise the tax on fuel duty.
The government has announced a fuel duty freeze: but was it really their idea, or Labour’s – and why now?