Editorial: British Airways boss Willie Walsh is a godsend to the Tories – he attracts attention away from the Ashcroft scandal, while giving Cameron a chance to bash the unions
Archive for March, 2010
Purnell ally placed on shortlist after Number 10 intervention
By Chris McLaughlin /Friday, March 19th, 2010Labour Party parliamentary selections have sparked controversy as Downing Street intervened to change shortlists
Thousands take to the streets in anti-Berlusconi protest
By Keith Richmond /Friday, March 19th, 2010More than a quarter of a million people have protested against Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s bid to fix local elections in his favour
Steel workers to vote on industrial action
By René Lavanchy /Friday, March 19th, 2010The Community union has decided to ballot for strike action after Corus failed to guarantee the future of their Teesside plant
FBU denounces failing fire control project as ‘the worst ever’
By Mark Metcalf /Friday, March 19th, 2010A new IT system designed to help the country’s fire services has gone £240 million over budget
European left calls for tougher 10-year programme
By Kate Holman /Friday, March 19th, 2010Left-wing parties have criticised the EU’s economic recovery plan as being “not strong enough on jobs and social policy”
Journal alleges high level involvement in Bloody Sunday
By Keith Richmond /Friday, March 19th, 2010An academic study suggests that the Bloody Sunday killings were the result of a deliberate plan to increase tension
Copenhagen conference urges unity to halt far-right march
By Keith Richmond /Friday, March 19th, 2010Anti-Nazi activists from across Europe have come together to plan joint responses to the march of the far right
Call for council housing boost
By René Lavanchy /Friday, March 19th, 2010Pro-council housing campaigners have called for better funding ahead of a government announcement next week