W process of technocratic economic management signed into law under the Maastricht treaty, under a particular set of economic conditions which the then policy makers assumed would last for ever, is now adding to an already considerable burden on people who did not make the crisis, and did not gain from the booms that caused it. As a result there is a real possibility of major social unrest in many...

HOME Secretary Alan Johnson will hold talks with Facebook later this week about the social networking site's refusal to install a "panic button".

Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg warns of the risk of social unrest in the UK if public spending is cut without popular support.

If We Continue To Fund Our Deficits By Borrowing From China It Is As discussed in the column, Terror in the pits, there is more than one way for our national security to be challenged. There are of course the traditional ways of terrorist attacks and military attacks. The United States has, through uncontrolled and some might say irresponsible spending by our leaders in Washington, opened itself u...

Political and social unrest in Britain could reach a level similar to that of Greece if the next government cannot convince voters to support plans to cut the £178 billion deficit, Nick Clegg, is to say.

Political and social unrest in Britain could reach a level similar to that of Greece if the next government cannot convince voters to support plans to cut the £178 billion deficit, Nick Clegg, is to say.

Finkelstein says that the "simple case for modernising" is that the Conservatives were crushed in 1997, 2001 and 2005. "The basis for modernisation was crushing defeat, underpinned by a long term decline. The basis is social change and political change...

A good example of not getting it. Some Michigan agency, surprised and aroused by the success of social networks, thought that it would be a bright idea to replicate this for students undertaking the transition from school to university. The state of Michigan is currently building a custom social network called the Michigan College Access Portal, at a cost of $1.5 million, to help students looking ...

Sinosphere roundup later. Meanwhile, Dr Yu just keeps on giving. From the fifth part of his MGI survey, an example of what he calls a “social venting incident”: ... A lot of people had gathered around; the people on the...

MPs urge political parties to set aside "pre-election point scoring" and try to reach consensus over elderly social care in England.