Older people needing social care are let down by fragmented services - and the Health and Social Care Bill will not simplify the system - says a group of MPs.

Britain, Germany and France joined forces tonight in a call to Iran to abandon "a path that threatens the peace and security of us all".

No doubt, both Conservatives and Liberal Democrats, joined by a select band of Blairite survivors, would be rather chipper if the trade union chiefs currently making threatening noises about cutting Labour Party funding  turn out to really mean it. But the real benefit could be much wider: if Labour loses a large chunk of its

What’s happened to democracy in the Liberal Democrats? Is it dead? Or is it just comatose? The reason I ask this question comes from my own experience of our internal democracy. When I joined the party at the age of 18, I was impressed by how, unlike any other major party,  ordinary members had a

There’s no escaping history in our party, and current debates of nationalism, unionism and secession should prompt Liberal Democrats to delve back into the Gladstonian past. The Liberal Party split over the Union. Gladstone favoured Home Rule for Ireland, Liberal Unionists didn’t, and ultimately joined the Conservative Party. This cemented the Conservative Party as the

Bulgaria and Romania are struggling harder than the former communist countries of Central Europe to integrate into the European Union, but a leading French researcher says the decision to take them on board was the right one. Bulgaria and Romania joined the EU on 1 January 2007.  More »

I like this: CAPE TOWN. After 28 years of silently tolerating it, a group of unemployed local musicians have joined forces to release a Christmas single, entitled ‘Yes we do,’  in response to the Bob Geldof inspired Band Aid song, ‘Do they know it’s Christmas?’ Thankyou to Tim Worstall for spotting this. Speaking at the launch of the si...

At the ASI. CAPE TOWN. After 28 years of silently tolerating it, a group of unemployed local musicians have joined forces to release a Christmas single, entitled ‘Yes we do,’  in response to the Bob Geldof inspired Band Aid song, ‘Do they know it’s Christmas?’……. Speaking at the launch of the single, whose proceeds will

Following Manchester Labour’s extraordinary attack on the pupil premium – describing the policy as a “sham” – news reaches The Voice via Lib Dem councillor Steve Beasant that a Labour cabinet member on North East Lincolnshire Council has joined his Manchester colleagues in their criticism. As Paul Walter reported earlier, Nick Clegg was asked about the

Governments representing some of Europe’s best-known industrial regions have joined together to put added muscle behind efforts to reduce pollution and to press the European Commission for more flexible air quality laws. More »