Archive of articles from 2010

Ashcroft admits he's a non-dom

Conservatives' Lord Ashcroft spends much of his time in Belize

Conservative bankroller Michael Ashcroft has finally admitted he is a non-dom, after years of evading the question.

Crime and schools take centre-stage

The Tories and Liberal Democrats will lay out their education agenda today while Labour concentrates on crime.

GMTV's Gloria ruffles Labour activists' feathers

Gloria De Perio lends her talents to Labour

Labour campaigners in Geoff Hoon's safe Ashfield seat are getting hot under the collar after an attempt to parachute in GMTV's Gloria De Piero.

Privacy fears raised as NHS IT project ploughs ahead

Campaigners warn the new system could infringe patients' privacy

Doctors' organisations and privacy groups have raised concerned about the implications of the new NHS IT system.

Tories power ahead with academies programme

Gove plans to push ahead with the academies programme

Schools would no longer need to consult a local authority before becoming an academy if the Tories win power, Michael Gove will announce today.

Brown berates Cameron for stoking fear

Brown says the Tories are stoking fear in their statements on crime

Gordon Brown has launched a thinly-veiled attack on David Cameron for stoking fear of crime to 'panic' levels.

Clegg pledges school equality

Clegg: We'll match private school spending

Nick Clegg has placed inequality firmly at the centre of the Liberal Democrat's education policy and attacked the Tories for not costing their plans for schools.

Scrap school exclusions, thinktank demands

School exclusions opposed by Demos report

Scrap school exclusions, thinktank demands

Army chief worried by troop morale

The way British soldiers are being treated between tours of duty to Afghanistan could damage their long-term retention, the head of the Army has warned.

Council cuts survey triggers blame game

Birmingham city council's savings could lead to 2,000 job cuts

Around ten per cent of council jobs in England could be under threat in the next five years.

Yarl's Wood human rights challenge at high court

Immigration removal centre 'breaches human rights', lawyers claim

Lawyers representing four women held at a holding centre for immigrants are taking their case to the high court today.

BNP's biographer to take on Griffin

Nick Griffin's biographer will stand against him in Barking

The British National party's (BNP) biographer is to stand for the Liberal Democrats against leader Nick Griffin at the general election, it has been confirmed.

Lib Dems demand action to prevent Ashcroft money 'tainting election'

Lib Dems are concerned the Electoral Commission decision could taint the election

The investigation into Michael Ashcroft's donations must be completed soon or it could taint the entire general election campaign, the Liberal Democrats have warned.