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Syria Sketch: 'Dead eyed' Putin asks: 'Do you want to support people who eat the guts of their enemies?'
It started badly and then got worse. To begin with President Putin and his delegation were late. Their plane into the UK was delayed and when they did finally arrive at Downing Street, they had to be taken in through the back entrance to avoid a Turkish
A fair cop? Cameron backtracks on comment on Britain's 'relatively honest police force'
It maybe what he privately thinks - but almost certainly not what intended to publically state. David Cameron had to dig himself out of a hole of his own making on Sunday when he appeared to question the honesty of the British police. Mr Cameron was bein
More Scots move into self-employment - study
A NEW study has provided a picture of recent trends in the Scottish labour market, including rising self-employment, an increase in temporary workers, and falling wages. The joint analysis was carried out by the Scottish Government and the Scottish Trade
We must tackle welfare for the wealthy before cutting benefits for the poor, says Nick Clegg
Welfare for the wealthy must be tackled before the government makes any further benefit cuts, Nick Clegg said on Sunday. The Liberal Democrat leader said he would be prepared to discuss further cuts to the welfare bill – but only if the Conservatives put
Give us access to information on tax havens and tax avoiders, African leaders tell David Cameron ahead of...
African leaders will warn David Cameron on Monday that his plans for a global crackdown on tax avoidance may be of little value to the world's poorest countries. A high-level group chaired by Thabo Mbeki, the former South African President, has found tha
Cameron pushes for action to curb Bashar al-Assad
David Cameron will support US plans to impose a no-fly zone over parts of Syria, as he attempts to convince world leaders to act against the “dictatorial and brutal leader” President Bashar al-Assad during the G8 summit in Northern Ireland this week. The
'Donside doddle' expected as SNP roll out big guns for by-election
Bookmakers William Hill predicted a "Donside doddle" for the SNP's Mark McDonald, quoting odds of 33/1 on, compared to 10/1 for a Labour win, and all other parties at 150/1. Labour pessimism was underscored by Johann Lamont's decision not to...
MSPs bid to dilute ethical rules and punishment
Holyrood's standards committee is consulting on plans to replace the existing criminal offence for not disclosing outside earnings with in-house punishments. Sir Alistair Graham, the former Chairman of the Committee on Standards in Public Life, said the
Scottish independence: EU opt-outs ‘difficult’
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Popularity poll: Boris Johnson tops David Cameron – and his own party
Boris Johnson’s popularity is outstripping that of the Conservative Party and David Cameron, a poll for The Independent on Sunday reveals today. In a survey which will fuel the rivalry between the Mayor of London and the Prime Minister, Mr Johnson enjoys
Aberdeen-Donside by-election: Local issues dominate
IN THE small garden of his grey pebble-dashed semi, Aberdonian Gordon Kelloh is summing up a familiar list of concerns about the city. Sure, there are plenty of fat cats here, grown rich on the oil boom, but there are plenty living on the breadline too.
G8 Summit: David Cameron bags tax dodging support
DAVID Cameron won agreement yesterday from Britain's network of overseas territories and Crown dependencies to sign up to a clampdown on tax dodging. With the UK preparing to host the G8 at Loch Erne in Northern Ireland this week, the Prime Minister told
Scottish independence: ‘GCHQ needed if independent’
AN INDEPENDENT Scotland would need to have its own GCHQ or face the prospect of having the British Government spy on Scottish citizens and then passing the information to Holyrood, an academic has warned. Political scientist Dr Andrew Neal, writing on an
Euan McColm: Cameron, tax avoidance and the G8
THERE's nobody we hate more, except perhaps television presenters of the 1970s and people who disagree with us on the constitution, than tax avoiders, is there? We’re furious about them, the Amazons and the Starbucks, with their cheap books, their three-
Dani Garavelli: Snooper’s charter threat to freedom
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