From Liu Shaoqi’s How to be a good Communist, once compulsory reading for all party members. Our party members can make themselves politically inflexible revolutionaries of high quality only by steeling themselves, strengthening their self-cultivation, not losing their sense of...

Honesty is an attractive though rare quality in a politician, and Alistair Darling’s self-awareness and morose delivery always grabs attention. Last night, the former chancellor told a conference of bankers that the 50 percent levy on bonuses over £25,000 was a failure. The FT reports him saying: ‘I think it will be a one-off thing because, frankly, the very people you are after h...

Growing imports of Chinese tomatoes in Italy are making it impossible for local producers to maintain quality and could lead to the disappearance of the Italian tomato, said industry representatives, who are considering switching to more lucrative crops.

Labour Councillors have welcomed the opening of the new Halfpenny Steps Health Centre on the Harrow Road which has opened today and will serve residents in Queen's Park and Harrow Road wards. The Halfpenny Steps Health Centre provides health services for registered and walk-in patients. It is staffed with a team of GPs, nurses and other healthcare professionals to deliver a high quality, cont...

CND have launched a new on-line radio service, which is designed to cover a broader remit than just peace issues, and given the quality of the people involved could prove a very effective way of stimulating and encourging debate rather a slightly different medium. The third and latest item is an interview with Bruce Kent Bruce_Kent_on_Hiroshima_and_Nuclear_Weapons.mp3 Last week’s

The prime minister and two leading ambassadors for England's 2018 bid are not available to meet Fifa inspectors who visit the country this week to assess technical quality

A GP SURVEY used to make sure doctors offer speedy appointments to patients is being scaled back this year, prompting fears it could affect the quality of services.

In the wake of the NYT revelations, a genetics expert tells spiked that it’s foolish to cry over cloned cows’ milk.

I continue to enjoy Dave Osler’s blog just because of the quality of his writing, but sadly the comments threads are increasingly bereft of sentient life. Recently Dave raised the question of “why Iraq is not a rerun of Afghanistan” He makes some intelligent points about the political differences, As far as the situation can be read

The quality of services provided by Surrey County Council has been condemned in the results of its own Neighbourhood Survey. Here is what the figures reveal: * Only 37.2% of Surrey residents surveyed believe they are able to influence decisions that affect their neighbourhood. * There has been a decline in the number of people believing that Surrey keeps them well informed about what they are doin...