Editorial
Free care at point of need
There's a clear message from the Labour Party's research into care of the disabled and the elderly and it's don't move to Brighton and Hove.
Features
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Britain
20,000 face chop in Con-Dem army cut
Tuesday 08 May 2012
Thousands of soldiers are facing the axe as a result of the government's programme of cuts to the armed forces, Defence Secretary Philip Hammond revealed on Tuesday.
News In Brief
Tuesday 08 May 2012
News stories from around Britain
MPs take up fight to save Britain's railways
Tuesday 08 May 2012
MPs and trade unions formed a powerful united front on Monday to oppose Tory plans to slash Britain’s railways which were branded a “national disgrace.”
Council unions call for end to the pay freeze
Tuesday 08 May 2012
Scottish public-sector unions joined forces on Monday to demand that the raft of newly elected councillors make ending a local government two-year pay freeze their first act.
Unpaid carers left to suffer in silence
Tuesday 08 May 2012
Shocking evidence of the state of people across Britain struggling to look after loved ones without state help was exposed on Monday by charity the Carers Trust.
MPs slam government for housing paralysis
Monday 07 May 2012
Senior MPs told the coalition government on Monday that it must take radical steps to tackle Britain's deepening housing crisis.
PM not blue enough, say Tories
Monday 07 May 2012
Right-wing Tories piled the pressure on David Cameron on Monday to create a greater gulf with their Liberal Democrat coalition partners after being trounced in local elections.
Labour leaders 'open to coalition with any'
Monday 07 May 2012
Scottish Labour leaders in Edinburgh confirmed on Monday they would be happy to form a coalition in the capital.
Scottish libraries urged to modernise for users
Monday 07 May 2012
Scotland's charities called on public libraries on Monday to adapt to "a changing world" despite figures revealing that Scots use the service more than any one else in Britain.