It’s a great shame that so many Liberal Democrats have reacted to the political downfall of Chris Huhne by bashing his successor. Ed Davey is an immensely capable minister and will do a wonderful job in his new position. Sadly, some have chosen this news to complain because a woman wasn’t promoted instead of a

by Yu Zhixiao, from Xinhua BEIJING, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) — Russia and China’s double veto of an Arab-European draft resolution on Syria Saturday was aimed at further seeking peaceful settlement of the chronic Syrian crisis and preventing possible drastic and risky solutions to it. It was the second time since last October that Russia and

MEPs voted by a wide margin today (2 February) to ditch a European Commission plan for giving food producers new choices to promote products as having less fat, sugar or salt. More »

MEPs voted by a wide margin today (2 February) to ditch a European Commission plan for giving food producers new choices to promote products as have less fat, sugar or salt. More »

While Scottish Liberal Democrats are playing a full part in the debates about the country’s constitutional future, they should not forget problems facing other less fortunate small lands.  The plight of Somaliland is a case in point and is exercising the Scottish branch of Liberal International. The first problem Somaliland confronts on the world stage

A proposal to give food manufacturers more flexibility to promote their products as low in fat, sugar or salt has been a dealt blow when a parliamentary committee voted to block changes to nutritional labels. The full European Parliament is expected to consider the issue tomorrow (2 February).  More »

Move is one of a raft of measures to promote food exports as the UK’s biggest manufacturing industry feels the pressure of tighter consumer spending

US president prepares to unveil measures including tax break for gas-fuelled trucks as part of effort to promote ‘American-made energy’

Sir Mick Jagger has backed out of an event to promote Britain at the Davos summit after complaining of being used as a ''political football''.

How can £20bn cash cuts and increased marketisation lead to a better NHS? 1) Markets (note, not capitalism, markets) promote innovation better than centrally planned or run systems. 2) Innovation leads to increases in total factor productivity. 3) Increases in tfp are synonymous with (as in, this is the definition of tfp) being able to