Archive of August 2011
Labour: Govt must not duck out of necessary banking reforms
Chris Leslie, Labour's shadow treasury minister, urges the government not to duck out of banking reforms.
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Robin Hood Tax campaign: Govt should ignore bank lobbyists and push on with banking reform
David Hillman, spokesperson for the Robin Hood Tax campaign, urges government to ignore bank lobbyists and push ahead with reform.
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Europe Economics: Amazing that serious banking reforms have not yet been introduced
Andrew Lilico, from financial consultancy Europe Economics, says it is amazing serious banking reforms are yet to be introduced.
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CBI: Rushing into banking reform could stagnate economy
John Cridland, CBI director general, warns against rushing into banking reform due to economic risks on the Today programme.
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Vince Cable: Banks are being disingenuous over reform
Vince Cable, Liberal Democrat business secretary, accuses banks of being disingenuous over reform.
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Comment: Funding gap leaves UK riddled by apartheid
It's time to stop leaving the English at the bottom of the funding pile.
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Timeline: Scottish devolution
The relationship between Scotland and the UK has changed almost beyond recognition since Scotland's first parliamentary election 1997. This is how it happened.
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NHF: Housing market is dysfunctional and the preserve of the wealthy
David Orr, NHF chief executive, brands housing market dysfunctional and the preserve of the wealthy.
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Shelter: Govt must find way to encourage housing construction
Campbell Robb, chief executive of housing charity Shelter, urges government to look at ways to get construction going.
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Grant Shapps: No housing crisis - we can get Britain building again
Grant Shapps, housing minister, promises to "get Britain building again" via the release of public land and investment in affordable homes.
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Comment: Opportunities and pitfalls for all three party leaders
Cameron, Clegg and Miliband are at the mercy of forces outside their control.
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The week in politics: Britain toys with optimism
Nation feels unusual after latest military adventure seems to turn out OK.
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The political week on Twitter
The week's best political tweets in one handy location.
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Comment: In defence of throwing pies at politicians
It's not big and it's not clever, but throwing pies at the powerful is a valuable form of national therapy.
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Comment: Children's heart surgery under threat
One in every 133 children is affected by congenital heart disease. Royal Brompton's children's heart surgery unit is threatened with closure under national plans for this specialist service, unless an upcoming judicial review can save it.
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Food and Drink Federation: Food and drink industry in UK ahead of the game on obesity
Terry Jones, Food and Drink Federation's director of communications, defends the record of the UK food industry in tackling obesity problems.
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Public health minister: No plans to impose a 'fat tax' to reduce obesity
Anne Milton, public health minister, rejects idea of a 'fat tax' to reduce obesity.
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Obesity researcher: Obesity could be as serious a risk as smoking
Professor Klim McPherson , Oxford University expert and one of the lead researchers, compares obesity to smoking in a BBC interview.
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NUT: Government have direction wrong over education system
Christine Blower, the general secretary of the National Union of Teachers, criticises direction of government.
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Schools minister: Fall in pupils studying languages at GCSE worrying
Nick Gibb, schools minister, says it is worrying that the number of pupils taking languages is falling.
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NASUWT: Government is betraying young people
Chris Keates, general secretary of the NASUWT teaching union, criticises "betrayal" of young people.
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Joint Council for Qualifications: Girl/boy GCSE divide worrying
Jim Sinclair, director of the Joint Council for Qualifications, lauds success of GCSE students but points to "worrying trend" of difference in performance between girls and boys.
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Comment: What does Hizb ut-Tahrir climb-down tell us about our prime minister?
His government's failure to ban Hizb ut-Tahrir tells us an awful lot about David Cameron the man.
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Comment: Reasons to be cautiously optimistic about post-Gaddafi Libya
Dire warnings of marauding rebels soaking Tripoli's streets with blood have simply not materialised, and are unlikely to do so.
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Conservative party spokesman: Coulson's severance payments a private matter
A Conservative party spokesman describes Andy Coulson's severance payments as a "private matter".
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