As expected, Ed Miliband went on the NHS and it helped deliver him a points victory. Whenever Miliband raises the issue at PMQs, David Cameron’s rather overly macho body language gives away that he knows he is playing on a sticky wicket. The exchanges today were not particularly enlightening but Miliband had the better of them. There was, though, one effective counter-attack from Cameron whe...

Improving the energy efficiency of buildings is the single most effective way to meet the EU’s energy savings goals, argues Oliver Rapf of the Buildings Performance Institute Europe. More »

Changes in lifestyle seem to be more effective than costly medical interventions, believes James LeFanu.

I am currently putting together a new book for ALDC which has at its heart ways that councillors and local campaigners can make use of the new legal powers heading their way under the Localism Act and other devolving legislation. Many of the powers are very effective for getting local issues sorted and local communities

One prominent member of Liberal Youth hits the nail on the head when she says ‘[I am] frankly sick of all this I’m a social liberal so I’m a better Lib Dem; no it’s Orange Bookers that are real Lib Dems… we’re in the same party ffs.’ And the contrasting Economist correspondent missed the target by a mile when he...

The question arises from James Graham’s excellent blog on how raising the personal income tax allowance, a central plank of Liberal Democrat influence in the Coalition, makes it more likely that large companies will pay fairer wages. James was responding to Zoe Williams in the Guardian (well worth a read), who rightly highlights the negative

The Obama administration cited the revelation the Republican frontrunner has been paying an effective tax rate of 15% as evidence of the need for a so-called “Buffett rule”

Attention! Anti-Semitism, always present though typically under the radar, now is more frequently overt and is appearing in the light of day! I wrote the title of this article in loosely translated German for effect. When speaking about the subject of anti-Semitism using that language tends to be a very effective attention grabber for all of the obvious reasons! Does this topic fall within the sco...

Yes indeed, the 'stache is backing Mitt Romney and more importantly, will join Romney's already stellar team of foreign policy and national security advisers. Aside from being our most effective UN ambassador ever and an expert on nuclear weapons and proliferation, Bolton has consistently voiced his disapproval for the sort of state department 'culture' that frequently serves A...

If the Welfare Reform Bill makes it through Parliament this month, it will set the seal on a terrible twelve months in which - sporadic successes aside - 'the Left' has failed to provide effective leadership and representation for those bearing the brunt of public funding cuts and austerity economics. There have been massive shortcomings in how the Left has handled the public funding cut...