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Lord Robert Winston, a world expert on fertility, said it was 'no shakes' if scientists were not allowed to use part-human, part-animal embryos for experiments Labour rebels hoping to defeat the Government's controversial plans for embryo research were given a last-minute...
It’s started already. The Bank of England should abandon its inflation target, claims Peter Spencer of the Ernst & Young Item Club. That would leave the Bank some leeway to cut interest rates – exactly what Gordon Brown hopes it will do… Why the arguments for core inflation don't stack up There...
There can be little doubt that Gordon Brown is on the ropes, if not on the canvass. Every day brings a fresh headline pointing up his weaknesses and failures. The opposition are triumphant. The media pack are in full cry, baying for his blood as they once bayed for the blood of Tony Blair. So it...
The home secretary, Jacqui Smith. Photograph: PA Rebel Labour MPs today tabled an amendment to the counter-terrorism bill that could block Gordon Brown's attempts to extend the detention without charge limit to 42 days. Among those signing the amendment are Labour MPs who supported Tony Blair's...
Reacting to the draft legislative programme announced by Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Paul Cann, Director of Policy at Help the Aged, says: "If the Prime Minister is serious about creating a 'fairer' Britain, he must go back to basics and ensure people have equal rights. It almost goes without...
