Archive of articles from 2008

Brown to UN: Age of irresponsibility is over

Gordon brown met UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon this morning

Gordon Brown will spearhead the first stage of plans to create a new international regulatory framework for the markets by delivering a speech to the UN today.

Govt drug advisors meet to discuss ecstasy

Ecstasy reclassifcation on the table

An independent body is meeting today to reassess the status of ecstasy, but the government remains firmly opposed to such a move.

Analysis: What's going on with ecstasy?

Ecstasy's popularity is intrinsically linked to clubbing

The government's Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) is reviewing the classification of club-drug ecstasy. So, is there any chance of it becoming class B?

Concerns over second Conway investigation

Derek Conway faces further sanctions

Parliamentary insiders are raising concerns at the length of time an investigation into disgraced MP Derek Conway is taking.

Emergency services come in for criticism

Emergency services come in for criticism

Urgent and emergency healthcare in Britain has come under intense criticism in a new report published by the Healthcare Commission today.

Cameron defends use of children

David Cameron defends use of his family in political material

Gordon Brown's description of his children as "people, not props" has put David Cameron on the defensive over the way his own offspring are in the public eye.

Govt accused of breastfeeding failure

Britain's breastfeeding levels need improving

The government has been blamed for not increasing the number of mothers who breastfeed.

Campbell calls for defence review

Sir Menzies Campbell warns military covenant needs revising

The military covenant needs to be reassessed in the first defence review in ten years, the Liberal Democrats say.

'Primary colour' Lembit launches campaign

Lembit Opik seeks Lib Dem presidency

Would-be Liberal Democrat president Lembit Opik has kicked off his campaign with a video in which he pledges "a party in primary colours".

Healthcare spending 'may have to slow'

Healthcare spending may have to fall

The economic slowdown will force an end to the period of rising healthcare spending above GDP, it is claimed today.

Govt wants aviation excluded from renewables target

Government opposes aviation in renewables target

Environmentalists have reacted with outrage after it emerged the government wants aviation to be excluded from an EU-wide renewables commitment.

Clegg calls for minimum price on alcohol

Clegg calls for minimum price on alcohol

A minimum price for alcoholic drinks should be set across the UK, Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has suggested.

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