The Government should scrap its costly Hinkley Point deal and accept renewables can keep the lights on
Will the UK need new nuclear power in 2025?
Will the UK need new nuclear power in 2025?
The seven-day NHS ought to be an exemplar of evidence-based policymaking: a problem is exposed by evidence, and solved by responding to it. But that requires good evidence – and good advice on how to interpret it
'The Kenyan government's most pressing constitutional and moral responsibility is to ensure the security of its citizens from the risk of violent attack. Our intelligence and security forces have known for a long time that these camps are a dire threat to our people's security'
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Having been exposed first-hand to the dismal refugee crisis in Europe and the Middle East, I have seen and heard time and again the hope that religion brings to the beleaguered, especially to Syrian refugees who often receive the aid of Islamic Relief
Troublingly, it is anticipated that the government will propose transferring oversight and regulation to a combination of Ofcom and a new board of trustees – the chairman and deputy chairman of which would be appointed by ministers. This, at a stroke, would alter the terms of the covenant between the Beeb, the government and the British people
Would I buy a home today? Yes – but I wouldn't invest in one. That's good news for people who have waited a generation for a home
Do we play along, reporting claim and counter-claim as they arise? Or should we refuse to report anything that we think is wrong, unfair or negative?
David Cameron's positive defence of the EU could have been a turning point in the referendum debate. Too bad Downing Street chose to brief journalists on the single section of the speech guaranteed to produce doom-laden headlines
"I once asked Rupert Murdoch why he was so opposed to the European Union. 'That's easy,' he replied. 'When I go to Downing Street they do what I say; when I go to Brussels they take no notice.'"
Eventually someone is going to think it's funny to turn off the electricity in a hospital
Like all large modern companies, the BBC has its faults, its faffing-abouts and its managerial brain-farts – but it excels at inventing great, comforting TV and outstanding drama
Some of us have been through it before: Labour politicians shouting at each other and calling each other names. Now they're doing it on social media
The BMA has asked for agreement on three principles: the junior doctor contract must not be discriminatory, it must not hamper recruitment to medicine and it should not leave the NHS under-resourced
Although the drugs debate is commonly framed as a debate of two extremes – legalise or criminalise – there are actually many options
Pulling out of the EU would not, in itself, put Britain in jeapordy. But there is a very real risk that it could lead to a domino effect that would
Focus groups in Nuneaton – a marginal seat Labour must win – are unimpressed by the party's leader