Labours new politics?
By Brian Wheeler BBC News Magazine. 1 March. Ed Miliband got the result he wanted at his special one-day conference - the overwhelming backing of party members for his shake-up of Labours links with the unions. So how. Labour politics has to be.
Election Night: Live Blogging the Media Coverage
Related article: In News Coverage, Tea Party and Its New Personalities Hold the Spotlight. The Media Desk looks at the election night coverage on the networks, cable channels and new media.
Election 2015 live: Labour will stand up to corporate power.
Ed Miliband has sought to persuade the comedian Russell Brand that he would stand up to global businesses, in an extract of an interview the famously anti-corporate comedian conducted with the Labour leader. David Cameron... Praising the Lib Dem ���dream team��� in coalition, she said: ���If you look at the record they have, shared parental leave, more apprenticeships, stabilising the economy, the amount of things they have done with 56 MPs. Imagine if they had��.
Options Shrink for Opposition as Iran Tightens Grip
Step by step, Iran’s leaders are successfully pushing back threats to their authority, crushing protests and restricting the main opposition leader.
The Lives They Lived
A celebration of public and private lives, and of the moments — intimate, historic, unexpected — that shaped them.
UKs Cameron Rejects Early EU In/out Referendum After Vote Loss
British Prime Minister David Cameron rejected calls on Monday to bring forward an in/out European Union membership referendum after his party was beaten into third place in European elections by the anti-EU UKIP party.
Put us back in government in 2015, Nick Clegg says
Nick Clegg has urged the British people to put the Liberal Democrats back in government in 2015 to curb the excesses of the Tories or Labour. We are the only party that can finish the job of economic recovery, but finish it fairly, he told the Lib.
June 24: Updates on Irans Disputed Election
To supplement reporting by New York Times journalists inside Iran on Wednesday, The Lede will continue to track the aftermath of Irans disputed presidential election, as we have since election day, June 12. Please refresh this page throughout the day to get the latest updates at the top of your screen (updates are stamped with the time in New York). For an overview of the current situation, read the main news article on our Web site, which will be updated throughout the day.. To supplement reporting by New York Times journalists inside Iran on Wednesday, The Lede will continue to track the aftermath of Irans disputed presidential election.
Election 2015: Sturgeon says Tories bullied Miliband into.
In the face of criticism that the Tories are running a dull campaign, the Tory leader appeared to have a new lease of life, telling the crowd he was ���pumped up��� and feeling ���bloody lively���.. Nicola Sturgeon has suggested Ed Miliband was bullied by the Tories into rejecting SNP support after the election, after accusing both the main parties of clinging to the idea they are entitled to a Westminster majority instead of embracing the multi-party election the public want.
President Obama’s News Conference in London
President Obama’s News Conference in London
Election 2015: Ed Miliband seen as a capable leader by.
Labour have a marginal advantage, amid some signs that Ed Milibands ratings are improving ��� but like most opposition leaders he still lags behind on key Prime Ministerial attributes, so there is still all to play for.���.
Question Time: Guardian/ICM poll 44% say Cameron won.
Rolling coverage of the Question Time interviews with David Cameron, Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg as they happened, with comment and analysis and the results of our snap poll of who won. Nick Clegg has his. A snap ICM poll for the Guardian has found that David Cameron was judged to have performed best in the BBCs Question Time Leaders Election Special, featuring Miliband, Cameron and Nick Clegg.. BBC Wales News (@BBCWalesNews) April 30, 2015.
Local elections: Farage predicts UKIP breakthrough
It has traditionally done poorly in local elections but has gained more than 30 councillors through Tory defections in recent months. A record 1,734 candidates are standing, just 22 fewer than the Lib Dems. And with the UKIP riding high in national.
2013 council elections: Green Party launches campaign
The Green Party of England and Wales has launched its campaign for next months council elections in England, stressing its opposition to welfare cuts and support for the green belt. The party is fielding 1,000 candidates in elections to 27 county.
Calling on Congo
Note: This lesson was originally published on an older version of The Learning Network; the link to the related Times article will take you to a page on the old site.. In this lesson, students learn about the post-election violence in Congo, and the increasing division between the eastern and western regions of the country. They then research, write, and produce a radio news feature on these elections.
UKIP MEP: Gay marriage supporters are equality Nazis
UKIP MEP David Coburn has described some supporters of gay marriage as equality Nazis. Mr Coburn, who is himself gay, told the Huffington Post the militant equality lobby had caused more homophobic sentiment in Britain. He said that everyone had .
BBC has focused more on policy in election coverage, study.
The defence secretary suggested Miliband would ���stab the country in the back��� if Labour did a deal with the SNP post-election ��� by scrapping Trident ��� as he had done to his brother after beating him in a leadership contest.. largely centred on the major parties manifestos, the BBC debate could be the last chance before election day for leaders such as Natalie Bennett and Leanne Wood to connect with a large swathe of voters who rely primarily on TV for their news.
Local elections 2013: Cameron attacks council waste
Do not let Labour do to your council what they did to our country. The prime minister said the government had dismantled all the bureaucracy surrounding town halls set up by its Labour predecessor. We have given councils much more freedom and it is .
An Elusive Conductor Finally Says, Youve Got Me
SIMON RATTLE, the English conductor who built his reputation on saying no, has finally said yes. Over the years Sir Simon has declined offers to become music director at several of the worlds finest orchestras, certainly including the Los Angeles Philharmonic and probably others as well. And he has fallen out with other ensembles where relationships have not gone well, notably the Cleveland Orchestra and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam.. Nicholas Kenyon profiles English conductor Simon Rattle as he prepares for his debut as principal conductor of Berlin Philharmonic; photo (M)
Sadiq Khan: Labour was hollowed out during years in power
Shadow cabinet minister Sadiq Khan says Labour has begun the process of rebuilding the party after it was hollowed out by its years in power. He told the BBC Labour did some remarkable things in government but we lost thousands of activists, we.
Talk to the Newsroom:Assistant Managing Editor Richard L. Berke
Talk to the Newsroom:Assistant Managing Editor Richard L. Berke
As it happened: Question Time leaders special - Spectator.
How could they have made light of busting the country with a note saying: ���theres no money left?��� She was cheered as she stuck the knife into Balls. ���Why on earth should I trust a Chancellor who thinks a letter like that is a��.
Tracking the Syrian Crisis and the International Response
. The Times is providing updates, analysis and public reaction from around the world.
Election 2015 live: Tebbit ��� Camerons SNP scare tactics.
live scores �� tables �� competitions �� results �� fixtures �� clubs.. 7.30pm: Ukip leader Nigel Farage will appear on BBC Leader Interviews. Thats it for me for today. It has been a pleasure. Join the Guardians election team tomorrow morning, as we bring you the latest news, reaction,.. Ive fought them all my political life, but Ive managed to create a good team out of six Tory ministers and two Lib Dems and the public will decide what kind of government they want. If some��.
Election results: Leader-by-leader - how have they done?
Nigel Farage has had to balance UKIPs national drive for votes with his personal battle to get elected in South Thanet, Kent. UKIPs campaign, which was expected to loom large over the election, at times appeared more muted than expected, and Mr.
South Shields by-election: Labour wins as UKIP makes big gains
Labour has won the South Shields parliamentary by-election, retaining a seat it has held since 1935. It saw its majority reduced in Thursdays poll as the UK Independence Party finished a clear second, with a 24% share of the total vote. The.
The Global Elite’s Favorite Strongman
Paul Kagame is an international hero for reforming Rwanda. But cleaning up a country doesn’t come without moral hazards.. Profile of Rwandan Pres Paul Kagame, whose successful efforts to reform his ravaged country have been tainted by his authoritarian tendencies.
The Making of an Iran Policy
Inside the Obama administration’s struggle with its biggest diplomatic challenge.
Election 2015 live: Miliband reveals first coalition red line to.
Echoing scenes from Challenge Anneka, Britains political leaders scrambled themselves across the length and breadth of the country in planes, trains and automobiles as they entered the last 48 hours of the election campaign... We here in the states look very admiringly about the fact you dont spend that much money on elections, you do them very quickly, your news media is sober, concise and clear minded, it has no partisan rumblings, it has no bias, you have��.
Children in care soar as councils seek more foster parents
In all the news coverage of councils struggling with budget cuts, its easy to overlook some big increases in funding. Resources are being shifted into two key care services: adult care and child protection. The reasons? Our population is getting older.
Notable Books of the Year 1992
This list has been selected from books reviewed since the Christmas Books issue of December 1991. It suggests only high points in the main fields of reader interest, and it does not include titles chosen by the editors of The Book Review as the Best Books of 1992. Books are arranged alphabetically under subject headings. Art, Music & Popular Culture THE AGE OF MISSING INFORMATION. By Bill McKibben. (Random House, $20.) Two dramatic, intertwined reports -- one an account of the world as reflected in a 24-hour period in the Adirondacks, the other an account of the world as broadcast on 103 television channels in a single day.
Anglesey election: Plaid to seek Labour council deal
Plaid Cymru says it will seek a deal with Labour to run Anglesey council after elections failed to give any group overall control. Independents won the biggest number of seats - 14 out of 30 - but Plaid hailed its 12 seats as an excellent result.
Leaders grilled on post-election deals in Question Time special
Ed Miliband said Labour did not overspend when in power and that he would not lead a government if it involved a deal with the SNP. Nick Clegg was grilled over tuition fees, trust and coalition deals. While insisting they could both win outright, the .
Unreconstructed
His Excellency Ismail Khan -- ruler of the ancient city of Herat, governor of the province, emir of the western territories and commander of Afghanistans fourth military corps -- seemed fascinated by the woman with no arms. Its amazing -- she eats with her toes, he said, looking my way. The emir had allowed me to sit at his shoulder during his weekly public assembly, when hundreds of supplicants come to the great hall of the governors compound and plead for him to intercede in their behalf. As usual, Ismail Khan was wearing a spotless white waistcoat, whiter even than his famous fluff of beard, thick as cotton candy. He sat at a simple desk beneath the adoring light of a grand chandelier. Uniformed men hovered nearby, ready to be dispatched on sudden errands. Other aides in suits and ties periodically brought papers for him to sign, removing each one the instant the emirs signature was complete and then bowing before backpedaling away. The armless young woman, disabled since birth, was herself dutifully respectful as she confided her problems with humble words and earnest genuflections. Her voice was a nervous chirp, her eyes hidden behind the meshed peephole of a burka. She asked for nothing more than money for medication. But Ismail Khan, pitying her disability, thought she should be requesting much more. Why arent you married? he asked. If you want, I will find you a mujahid to serve you.. Barry Bearak article on Afghanistan now as cautionary tale from Americas last attempt at nation-building; describes land of the hopelessly poor where stingy donors have not kept promises of reconstruction and feuding warlords and drug dealers are resurgent; photos (M)
Cambridgeshire County Council election: Tories lose control
People on the streets are saying they want UKIP in power. We are the voice of the people. We are pleased people have had faith in us. Kilian Bourke, leader of the Lib Dem group, said: If you have a council where no party is in overall control it is.
Scottish leaders debate: Sturgeon commits to full fiscal.
Evening summary. Nicola Sturgeon has insisted that a vote for the SNP is not a vote for a referendum during a second Scottish Leaders debate on BBC.. Does Sturgeon realise if Scotland got full fiscal autonomy now, given oil prices theyd have to make HUGE spending cuts? #leadersdebates... BST 15:19. Labour have released a spoof video that sees a ���relieved and happy��� Nicola Sturgeon welcoming an election result which returns the Tories to government.
Talk to the Newsroom: Iran
Times staff members are answering questions from readers about Iran this week.
UK General Election results live blog coverage - Business.
That leaves the Tories just seven or so seats short of a 323 majority ��� which means that David Cameron can form a majority with the Liberal Democrats if they have won 10 seats as the BBC predicts. It means. ���1992 was the year Sunderland became a city,��� Crawford tells BuzzFeed News... Meanwhile, Business Insider Tomas Hirst has been on the ground in South Thanet, the constituency UKIP leader Nigel Farage hopes to win, to gauge the feeling on the ground.
Election 2015 live: FT says it wants another Tory/Lib Dem.
Party leaders prepare for Question Time leaders special as Ipsos Mori poll gives Tories 5-point lead.. But, as the ERS points out, the election result may well put this issue back on the agenda. This is from the ERSs news release. [The election] could see... Ukip has already reported the BBC to the police over a joke made on Have I Got News For You by the journalist Camilla Long, who said she had been to South Thanet more than Farage had. The Ukip leader was��.
UKIP on course for Welsh seats says MEP
John Bufton told BBC Radio Wales that opinion polls suggest that if a Welsh assembly election was around the corner UKIP could take a number of seats.. Mr Bufton said UKIP had also done very well in the council elections on Anglesey, although it.
Elections 2013: What it means leader by leader
What do the results mean for the party leaders?. This is the first time that none of the three main Westminster parties has performed well enough to suggest that they would win at least 30% of the vote if there had been local elections across the.
Election 2015 live: Ed Miliband and Boris Johnson.
Rolling coverage of all the developments in the 2015 general election campaign.. Some people will say, well youre playing it a bit safe, theyll say youre talking too much; they already are talking too much, about economic stability and economic security and the security of families here in our country. I have. Rupert Murdoch has said Cameron will not be able to survive as Conservative leader if he does not win a majority... David Cameron Photograph: BBC News.
Election 2015 live: Tory minister heckled over detention of.
Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy and Eddie Izzard have been forced to abandon a rally on the streets of central Glasgow after they were shouted down by nationalists chanting ���Red Tories out!���.. it from me for today. Join the Guardians election team again tomorrow morning, as we bring you the latest news, reaction, analysis, pictures, video, and jokes from the campaign trail... Nicola Sturgeons Dumfries (see 18:48) speech is currently being aired on BBC news.
Scottish independence activists ambush Labour election rally
live scores �� tables �� competitions �� results �� fixtures �� clubs �� tech �� arts. They and their supporters were reduced to chanting ���Lets get the Tories out��� as activists on either side shouted at each other, leading to allegations from the Scottish Labour leader that the demonstrators were SNP supporters.. Footage of what happened was tweeted by the Channel 4 News reporter Alex Thomson, who said there was a small number of anti-Labour protesters at the event.
Election 2015 ��� live: Ashcroft poll shows Clegg to lose seat.
If he did, the results might have been markedly different. Ed Balls denied. Tomorrow is the first day of the final week of the general election campaign, and the three main party leaders will appear on a special episode of BBC question time to mark the occasion.. What I warned them about was paying for the NHS by cutting social care and that is exactly what they have done and the care crisis were seeing in England now is the root cause of the AandE crisis. On the��.
Election 2015 live: Clegg marks red lines for deals with either
John Swinney, Scotlands deputy first minister, responded that Balls interview has ���blown a massive hole��� in Labours campaign in Scotland (see 10:29). Meanwhile, Nicola Sturgeon said the Scottish Labour leader had been��.
Local elections 2013: TUSC campaign steadily growing
The Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalitions (TUSC) anti-cuts campaign is steadily growing, its chairman has said, ahead of the local elections. On Thursday the TUSC is fighting 120 seats across England, as voters in 34 councils go the polls. It is.
Brown Reshuffles Cabinet in Effort to Shore Up Support
With Prime Minister Gordon Brown facing calls for an early election, the reshuffle was seen by analysts as a potentially decisive gamble.
July 17: Updates on Post-Election Protests in Iran
The Friday Prayer event in Tehran led by Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a senior cleric and former president who supports the opposition, set off new clashes between protesters and Irans security forces. To supplement the work of Robert Worth and Alan Cowell, who are writing the main news article on the days events for The New York Times, The Lede is providing updates on the protests as information becomes available. Please refresh this page throughout the day to get the latest updates at the top of your screen.. A Friday prayer event in Tehran led by Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a senior cleric and former president of Iran who supports the opposition, set off new clashes between protesters and Irans security forces. The Lede is following reports of the protests online.