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- Degrees of charity; social finance is best?
Bubb's Blog (Today) - As I was burrowing my way through learned texts, I came across the Jewish "8 degrees of charity". This is drawn from the Mishneh Torah of 1178. It rates the importance of charitable actions ranging... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Tory ministers bid to revive the snooper's charter after Woolwich attack
The Staggers (Today) - Theresa May is "determined" to act to give the police new powers to monitor internet use.All too often in recent history, governments have used terrorist attacks as a pretext to further erode civil liberties, so... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- David Cameron ‘needs a Tebbit-style fixer’
London Evening Standard - Politics (Today) - Two former Conservative Party chairmen today urged David Cameron to make key changes to his leader-ship to rebuild trust with grass-roots members.... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Press release: Foreign Secretary meets Prime Minister Netanyahu in Israel
Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Today) - William Hague reiterates UK support for efforts to make progress on peace process... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News› - Tory ministers bid to revive the snooper's charter after Woolwich attack
George Eaton (Today) - Theresa May is "determined" to act to give the police new powers to monitor internet use.All too often in recent history, governments have used terrorist attacks as a pretext to further erode civil liberties, so... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Woolwich attack: police wait to question two suspects
Nick Watt (Today) - Michael Adebolajo and second suspect remain too badly injured to be interviewed over death of Drummer Lee RigbyDetectives are still waiting to question two men arrested over the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby, the young... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Can India and China Shake Hands Across the Himalayas?
The Diplomat (Today) - Sometimes body language and gestures tell us a lot about the social dynamics between two individuals. During the just concluded visit by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang to India, the mannerisms on display between Li and... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Russia: Can The Gas Empire Strike Back?
- Outrage in the local currency world
Real Blog (Today) - Ever since 1992, when I saw green dollars in action in New Zealand, I’ve been fascinated by the idea that we should be able to conjure money out of nothing, by using our social networks.My... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Review: The Great University Gamble by Andrew McGettigan Intergenerational Foundation (Today) - David Kingman reviews a new book which attempts to get to the bottom the dramatic changes that are currently sweeping through England’s higher education sector Dr Andrew McGettigan is a writer with a background in... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Because of focus on the net migration target the Government is not doing enough on illegal immigration - Bryant
Tessa Jowell MP (Today) - Chris Bryant MP, Labour’s Shadow Immigration Minister, commenting on today’s migration statistics, said:... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Response from Kate Green MP to report from the Office of the Children’s Commissioner
- Because of focus on the net migration target the Government is not doing enough on illegal immigration - Bryant
Labour Party (Today) - Chris Bryant MP, Labour’s Shadow Immigration Minister, commenting on today’s migration statistics, said:... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Response from Kate Green MP to report from the Office of the Children’s Commissioner
- Keynes was right. The Treasury was, and is, wrong. Everything else is a footnote to that
Tax Research (Today) - From Martin Wolf this morning: The UK Treasury considers John Maynard Keynes to be an idiot. He famously said that “the boom, not the slump, is the right time for austerity”. The Treasury rejects this view. As... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Swiss bankers suddenly favour automatic information exchange
- “Where do the Swedes go to let out their aggressions?” Slugger O'Toole (Today) - At a time of unrest in Sweden, I picked this sideways take on the communitarian social model from a good Swedish friend (almost completely proving the national cliche in the video)…... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Sayeeda Warsi slams C4 News for hosting Anjem Choudhary
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- Church speaks out against bedroom tax evictions
Ekklesia (Today) - The Church of Scotland says people should not be evicted from their homes because of the new changes to housing dubbed the ‘bedroom tax’.The Church of Scotland says people should not be evicted from their... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
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- Milburn, the NHS, and Britain's 'revolving door'
Our Kingdom (Today) - As the government ploughs on with its NHS ‘reforms’ in the face of opposition from medics and the public, whose interests are really driving these reforms? The latest move by former Health Secretary Alan Milburn... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Golden Goodbyes
Action 4 Equality Scotland (Today) - Here are some more incredible number crunching revelations from the latest edition of Private Eye.No doubt these will provoke an understandable reaction of shock and disbelief - amongst the conscript army of BBC licence fee payers - of which I am... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- MPs need to be in parliament
Kate Green MP (Today) - Everyone will be shocked and outraged at the appalling murder that took place in Woolwich, south London, on Wednesday. Our heartfelt sympathy goes to the victim’s family. Nothing justifies this vicious crime. It was most... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- WATCH: New Mirror Footage of Terror Attack
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- Ex-Centrica Lobbyist to Number Ten
- Eric Pickles: Law 'couldn't have stopped Woolwich murder'
Independent Newspaper - Politics (Today) - The Government will examine what powers it requires following the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby on the streets of London, Communities Secretary Eric Pickles said today. ... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›