British Medical Association, which represents 130,000 doctors and medical students, said two thirds of its members support industrial action which could cripple hospitals and GP surgeries throughout the country.

Read ‘The EU’s Political Deficit’ by Max Bergmann in the Huffington Post (4 March 2009): The current dithering is in no small measure due to the EU's failings over the last decade to consolidate and strengthen its political union, as well as to take adequate action to alleviate the "democratic deficit", says Bergmann. *** With new rules (beyond Lisbon) and new leadership the...

The government is considering under-writing private finance initiative deals to build schools and hospitals to prevent the public sector building plans grinding to a halt, the Guardian has learned. Gordon Brown's pledge to kick-start the economy by building schools and hospitals is at risk because Labour's construction programmes rely on PFIs and funding from the big banks, which has bee...

I spotted on Labourlist yesterday that one of my favourite comics, Ammando Iannucci had contributed an article. What really interested me was the announcement that Labourlist and the HuffPo were now "partners" and would cross post "punchy and witty" articles. The Huffington Post is probably the most widely read blog on the Planet, yet I could see no references to Labourlist anywhere. In the meanti...

The axe is poised over billions of pounds worth of new and refurbished schools and hospitals after it was made clear that the cuts and suspensions to public sector projects were just a foretaste of what is to come

Parents and pupils in East Dunbartonshire face serious disruption this year after a huge private sector project to build six new secondary schools has been hit by delays.

When it was publicised, last month, that there would be a forthcoming partnership between the Huffington Post and Labour List, Armando Iannucci welcomed the prospect with typical exuberance, offering to dismember the, er, honourable colleague who “put me down as...

MAJOR government projects, including schools, hospitals and transport schemes could be delayed or cancelled because of a dispute over the funding of the new Forth road bridge

I have previously written about Istyosty.com and with it being one of my more active posts, I thought I would write about it again, thanks to a Patrick Hayes at Huffington Post UK. Up until recently, the liberal Twitterati have been faced with a dilemma. By tweeting links of Daily Mail and Sun articles to

Yes, courtesy of Huffington Post you can do all the work, get none of the money and not even see your name in lights! The Huffington Post has openings for unpaid blog team internships for the fall. Primary responsibilities include: -Evaluating blog submissions and editing copy -Correspondence and other communication, including editorial and technical problem-solving, with