UK Politics

Cameron In Talks with Putin Over Syria

PA | Posted 19.06.2012 | UK Politics

David Cameron has met Russian president Vladimir Putin for talks on the fringe of the G20 summit in Mexico which are thought to have focused on the si...

Striking Parents Implore Gove To Visit 'Illegal Status' Primary School

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 18.06.2012 | UK Universities & Education

Parents and teachers at a school resisting academy status will visit Westminster to urge Education Secretary Michael Gove to pay the primary a visit. ...

Matthew Tucker

Alastair Campbell On Being Posh

HuffingtonPost.com | Matthew Tucker | Posted 23.12.2012 | Home

According to recent headlines, politics goes hand-in-hand with another ‘p’ word – posh. With perfect timing, the play Posh at the Duke of...

Narrow Victory For New Democracy Party In Greek Elections

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 18.06.2012 | UK

David Cameron is to join a meeting of world leaders in Mexico on Monday where a long-term solution to Europe's economic turmoil is likely to be top on...

Cameron Warns Against 'Perpetual Stagnation' Of Eurozone

PA | Posted 17.08.2012 | UK Politics

Europe's leaders must be ready to take tough political decisions to resolve the eurozone crisis, or face the threat of "perpetual stagnation" or a hug...

Mexico: Leading the G20 in Killing Journalists and Writers

Cathal Sheerin | Posted 17.08.2012 | UK Politics
Cathal Sheerin

The first six months of 2012 saw 8 journalists and writers murdered in Mexico; that shameful statistic puts this summer's G20 host country ahead of co...

Greece - Back From the Brink?

Iain Anderson | Posted 17.08.2012 | UK Politics
Iain Anderson

The last thing Europe and Greece needs is another set of elections and more indecision. We need to see the new Greek government formed within hours committed to paying its way in the world.

Rethinking Rio +20: Why Economists Should Take the Earth Summit Seriously

Tristan Stubbs | Posted 17.08.2012 | UK
Tristan Stubbs

Today, international summits are best known for complex wrangling and fragile consensus. And yet the current situation is even more urgent. Greenhouse gas emissions are projected to rise by 50% before the end of the century, resulting in a global average temperature increase of between 3°C and 6°C.

This House Would Disband the Liberal Democrat Party

The Cambridge Union Society | Posted 17.08.2012 | UK Politics
The Cambridge Union Society

Belonging to and campaigning for the Lib Dems is now not merely fruitless, but positively destructive. For all the welcome crumbs they have pilfered from the Tory table, history will surely remember today's Lib Dems for supporting a brutal austerity government.

Official Projections Give Right-Wing Party Victory In Greece

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 17.08.2012 | UK

Official projections indicate that the Conservative New Democracy party have won the Greek election by 2%. Greek radical left head Alexis Tsipras ...

Let Them Eat Country Suppers

Adam Lee-Potter | Posted 17.08.2012 | UK
Adam Lee-Potter

We're all in this together? Not since Marie Antoinette's infamous "let them eat cake" has a phrase so neatly captured the class divide. For despite what the likes of David Cameron and his erstwhile chum, the former Sun editor Rebekah Brooks, might once have thought - we are blatantly not all in this together.

Dark Truths Behind Egypt's Polarising Presidential Elections

Bel Trew | Posted 17.08.2012 | UK
Bel Trew

There is no going back on democracy in Egypt, USA Secretary of State Hilary Clinton declared Thursday about the Egyptian two-day presidential runoff elections taking place this weekend...The low voter turnout during day one of the runoffs was telling that something is rotten in the state of Egypt.

Exit Polls Show Conservative New Democracy And Syriza Neck-And-Neck

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 17.06.2012 | UK Politics

UPDATE: Second exit poll shows New Democracy further ahead. Via Antenna TV: New Democracy - 28.6-30%, Syriza - 27-28.4%, Pasok - 11-12.5%, Independ...

Cuts Could Cause 'Crisis' In Care For Elderly

PA | Posted 17.06.2012 | UK

The Government was warned of a "crisis" in care for the elderly on Sunday, because of widespread closures and cuts hitting day centres. Unison said...

Rio Summit: Leaders Urged For A 'Green Economy'

PA | Posted 17.06.2012 | UK

World leaders need to recognise the importance of the environment in tackling the problems facing the global economy, campaigners urged today. And ...

Where People Come First

Phil Shanks | Posted 15.08.2012 | UK Politics
Phil Shanks

The Department of Health guidance on fair access to care services is titled "prioritizing need in the context of putting people first".

Relationships Must Be at the Heart of the Child Protection System

Lisa Nandy | Posted 14.08.2012 | UK Politics
Lisa Nandy

Before I was elected to Parliament I spent nearly a decade working with and for some of the most vulnerable children in the country, who left me in no doubt that a good relationship with an adult they trusted mattered to them above all else.

Giving Carers the Recognition They Deserve

Tony Baldry | Posted 14.08.2012 | UK Politics
Tony Baldry

As we mark Carers Week, it is worth recalling that the word "carer" applies to two groups of people.

The UK's Perfect Storm for Increased Poverty

Max Lawson | Posted 15.08.2012 | UK Politics
Max Lawson

Being poor in Britain in 2012 is brutal. You are more likely than not to come from a family where people are working, yet still despite your hard work, you cannot afford enough food to eat, or have to choose between heating your house and feeding your kids.

North Korean Traitors and South Korean Witch Hunts

Colin Pattinson | Posted 15.06.2012 | UK
Colin Pattinson

A recent drunken rant has stirred up controversy in South Korea and sparked debates questioning senior figures loyalty and their possible links to North Korea.

On the Right Side of History

Sergei Lavrov | Posted 14.08.2012 | UK
Sergei Lavrov

Those who say that Russia "is saving" Bashar al-Assad are wrong. I would like to reiterate that it is the Syrian people themselves who choose the political system and leadership of their country. We are not trying to whitewash the multiple mistakes and miscalculations made by Damascus, including the use of force against peaceful demonstrations at the beginning of the crisis.

I'm Sorry, Dr Fox - Gay Marriage Isn't Just a "Metropolitan Elite" Issue

David Skelton | Posted 14.08.2012 | UK Politics
David Skelton

According to opponents of gay marriage, it is a measure that only attracts support amongst the "metropolitan elite" - according to their analysis once you step outside of Hampstead or Soho , support for equal marriage simply withers away. Former Defence Secretary, Dr Liam Fox was the latest political figure to use this argument, suggested that the Government's proposals for gay marriage represented "social engineering" on the part of a "metropolitan elite." The only trouble is that, in the case of gay marriage, it simply isn't true.

What Was Redacted From Rebekah Brooks' Text To David Cameron?

The Huffington Post UK | Charlie Lindlar | Posted 14.06.2012 | UK Politics

During his appearance at the Leveson Inquiry on Thursday, prime minister David Cameron discussed a text from former News International Rebekah Brooks....

Michael Gove, Rote Learning, And Sad Reality

Tim Fenton | Posted 12.08.2012 | UK Universities & Education
Tim Fenton

Education is one subject that sets the cheaper end of the Fourth Estate off readily on one of its why-oh-why riffs with next to no prompting. This may...

Eviction Underway For Occupy Protesters In London Square

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 14.06.2012 | UK

An eviction is under way to move Occupy London protesters from their seven-month occupation of a square in the capital. The clear out of Finsbury S...