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Which Other Fictional Characters Could Teach Ed Miliband Life Lessons?

The Huffington Post UK | Christopher York | Posted 22.05.2013 | UK Politics

Ed Miliband spoke on Wednesday at Google's 'Big Tent' event and used some rather interesting analogies to get his point across. The excitement of b...

Are the Pensioners Revolting?

Caroline Argyropulo-Palmer | Posted 21.05.2013 | UK Politics
Caroline Argyropulo-Palmer

The grey vote is often assigned wholesale to the Tories - the old, we are told, are inherently conservative, natural backers of austerity, unwilling to take any cuts to their own benefits to help the young. Yet this may not be the case.

'Skint': Scunthorpe, Lies and Videotape..?

Paul Drury | Posted 21.05.2013 | UK Entertainment
Paul Drury

Unfortunately, the filmmakers visiting Scunthorpe wasted a wonderful opportunity to shed light onto a world we don't often see on television and examine some of the reasons behind this. Instead they choose to reinforce some highly damaging opinions held about Britain's poor and unemployed people.

Welfare-To-Work Programme Failing, Say MPs

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 21.05.2013 | UK Politics

The government's work programme, intended to help jobseekers back to work, is failing people with disabilities as well as not tackling problems faced ...

Mehdi's Morning Memo: Dave's Love Letter To The Loons

Huffington Post | Mehdi Hasan | Posted 21.05.2013 | UK Politics

Then ten things you need to know on Tuesday 21 May 2013... 1) DAVE'S LOVE LETTER TO THE LOONS Under fire from his activists and backbenchers, un...

Is Britain Still a Nation of Shopkeepers? West London Shopkeepers Take Their Last Stand

Zaneta Denny | Posted 16.05.2013 | UK Politics
Zaneta Denny

Goldhawk Road in West London, is renowned for its terraced row of independent, family-run fabric shops. "This is where fashion starts on Goldhawk Road," said Aniza Meghani, owner of the Classic Textiles fabric shop, with the Lime Grove campus of the London College of Fashion located a block away.

Mehdi's Morning Memo: Dave's Red Line

Huffington Post | Mehdi Hasan | Posted 15.05.2013 | UK Politics

The ten things you need to know on Wednesday 15 May... 1) DAVE'S RED LINE Today, the Commons speaker John Bercow will make a decision on whether...

Labour Could Ban Adverts Targeted At Kids, Says Cruddas

PA/ The Huffington Post UK | Posted 14.05.2013 | UK

Labour will examine a Swedish-style ban on adverts targeted at youngsters as part of efforts to tackle the commercialisation of childhood, the party's...

Labour Peer Quits Party Over Anti-Semitic Allegations

The Huffington Post UK/PA | Posted 13.05.2013 | UK Politics

A peer has resigned from the Labour Party days before he was due to face a hearing over allegations that he made anti-Semitic comments in a TV intervi...

Scottish Independence Will Help The Tories, Labour Warns

PA | Posted 13.05.2013 | UK Politics

Scottish independence could cement the Conservative Party's hold on Westminster, according to Labour. Scottish deputy leader Anas Sarwar said indep...

Mehdi's Morning Memo: Tory Civil War Over Europe. Part 774.

Huffington Post | Mehdi Hasan | Posted 12.05.2013 | UK Politics

The five things you need to know on Sunday 12 May 2013... 1) TORY CIVIL WAR OVER EUROPE. PART 774. Question: Which of these two Sunday newspaper...

Ed Miliband, Action Hero

Posted 09.05.2013 | UK Politics

Ed Miliband has been hailed as an "action hero" today by a woman cyclist after he came to her aid when she tumbled from her bike. Ella Phillips, 29...

'Four Million UK Children In Poverty By 2020'

Huffington Post UK/ PA | Posted 08.05.2013 | UK Politics

Four million children could be living in poverty in the UK by the end of the decade, new research has predicted. The assessment by the Institute fo...

Restoring Democracy, Order UKIP's Growing Appeal

Dan Ehrlich | Posted 08.05.2013 | UK Politics
Dan Ehrlich

The rise of the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) is an expression of frustration with the establishment political parties in not creating jobs, ceding home rule to the European Union while fostering growing disorder in large sections of the population.

'We Need To Perform Better To Win The Next Election'

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 08.05.2013 | UK Politics

Labour needs to be "perform better" to win the next general election, a former Cabinet minister has said. Peter Hain, who stepped down from Ed Mili...

Mehdi Hasan

Former FSA Chair Lord Turner Attacks Austerity And Warns Of Another Crash

HuffingtonPost.com | Mehdi Hasan | Posted 08.05.2013 | UK Politics

The former chair of the Financial Services Authority (FSA), Adair Turner, has called on the government to be "more cautious" about austerity and expre...

Labour 'Is Not Doing Enough'

The Huffington Post UK | Tom Moseley | Posted 03.05.2013 | UK Politics

Labour's gains in the local elections are "nowhere near" what was expected of the party, one of the nation's leading election gurus has said. Ed Mi...

Labour Take Seats In Cameron's Own Constituency

Huffington Post UK | Posted 03.05.2013 | UK Politics

In yet another damning blow for the Conservative party, the Labour candidate has won the division of Witney South and Central, snatching a seat from a...

Mehdi's Morning Memo: The 'Clowns' Strike Back

Huffington Post | Mehdi Hasan | Posted 03.05.2013 | UK Politics

The one thing you need to know on Friday 3 May 2013... THE 'CLOWNS' STRIKE BACK They were mocked and dismissed as "waifs", "strays", "fruitcake...

Local Elections: How To Fill In Your Voting Card

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 02.05.2013 | UK Comedy

Voting in today's local elections? Here's a handy guide on how to correctly fill out the voting card for your preferred candidate: Created by @...

WATCH: It's The Fun New Tory Game!

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 02.05.2013 | UK Comedy

It's the Conservatives' favourite game - but how long can these top Tories last before they blame Labour? Let the politics and games commence! (Cre...

Mehdi's Morning Memo: Dave's Euro Gamble

Huffington Post | Mehdi Hasan | Posted 02.05.2013 | UK Politics

The ten thing you need to know on Thursday 2 May 2013... 1) DAVE'S EURO CAMBLE Polling stations are now open across England for council election...

Quality Of Maternity Care During Childbirth Varies Widely Across England, Warn Experts

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 02.05.2013 | UK Lifestyle

Many expectant mothers are not getting the best possible care during childbirth, experts said after research showed wide variations in maternity care ...

Mehdi's Morning Memo: Farage In The Firing Line

Huffington Post | Mehdi Hasan | Posted 01.05.2013 | UK Politics

The ten things you need to know on Wednesday 1 May 2013... 1) FARAGE IN THE FIRING LINE "The unacceptable face of Ukip?" That's the headline on ...

Is This Election Leaflet Racist?

The Huffington Post UK | Tom Moseley | Posted 30.04.2013 | UK Politics

The Labour Party has complained of racism about a Lib Dem election leaflet - because it points out the Scottishness of one of its candidates. Lib ...