Archive of articles from 2010

Britain braced for all-women's Question Time

Question Time takes on all-female audience

Panellists on tonight's edition of BBC1's Question Time will be faced with an all-women audience, as the programme marks international women's week.

Health inequality progress 'disappointing'

Teen pregnancies have decreased overall since 1998, but govt missed target

The NHS' spending watchdog says billions of pounds spent on tackling health inequalities are not having a big enough impact.

Lawmakers face the law

For whom the bell tolls: This was an expenses charge they didn't want

Four parliamentarians accused of allowances abuses have pleaded not guilty, as the expenses scandal finally reaches the courts.

High-speed rail plans unveiled

Route ahead not straightforward for high-speed rail

Britain's plans for a high-speed rail link have been unveiled by transport secretary Andrew Adonis, with the fastest trains between London and the West Midlands taking just 30 minutes.

Public 'miserable' amid antisocial behaviour neglect

Police watchdog wants politicians to do more to tackle antisocial behaviour

Police watchdog Denis O'Connor has called on the government to do more to address antisocial behaviour, after it emerged one in four complaints are ignored by police.

Brown's Goats leave MPs gruff

'Government of all the talents' has seen ten non-political ministers enter Whitehall

A parliamentary committee led by the man behind reforms to the Commons has called into question Gordon Brown's 'government of all the talents'.

Clegg wants £10bn deficit repayment

Nick Clegg demands £10bn deficit repayment

Nick Clegg has called for Britain to make a £10 billion "repayment" to cut the public deficit.

PM's report delay frustrates intelligence MPs

Report stayed in Downing Street for nearly four months

MPs on the intelligence and security committee have expressed "disappointment" after Gordon Brown published their annual 2008/09 report four months late.