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Brown's pensions rhetoric doesn't match reality

This year marks the centenary of the pension. First the Conservatives broke the link with earnings; then Labour reneged on plans to let women pensioners catch up on years of missed earnings. It's shameful that women and...

Ruth Kelly at 3am: I know what happened

The truth of that resignation can now be revealed. “Give me one more hit on that bong, Dave,” Ruth will have croaked, reaching over to David Miliband, red-eyed and smirking like a toad as he cradled the home-made water...

Barclaycard fined £50,000 for making thousands of 'silent' calls to customers

Britain's biggest credit card company has been fined a record £50,000 for menacing the public with silent calls. Bosses at Barclaycard set up a computer system to cold call thousands of customers. Those picking up the...

City calls time on binge boozers

More than 100,000 people in the city are abusing alcohol. More than 100,000 people are drinking alcohol at dangerous levels in a South Yorkshire city a conference called to deal with the problem has heard. Health officials...

Far North is key to Scottish economy take-off

CONFERENCE season for political parties can be inspiring, or fretful. Following the gaffes of Lib Dem UK leader Nick Clegg where he promised tax cuts, MSPs asked last week in the Less Favoured Areas debate why Lib Dems...

Lib Dems Broke Privacy Rules

Breaking News 1:47pm UK, Thursday September 25, 2008 The Liberal Democrats have been ordered to stop making automated phone calls to voters. The Lib Dem leader will have to find another way to reach voters Two hundred and...

LibDems told to stop cold-calling households or face prosecution for breaking privacy rules

The automated calls featuring the voice of Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg breached privacy rules Nick Clegg suffered a humiliating blow today when the LibDems were ordered to stop bombarding households with 'nuisance calls'...

Embattled troops should get a written pledge of fair treatment, say Lib Dems

Members of the Armed Forces should be given a written guarantee by the Government that they will be properly looked after in return for risking their lives in overseas conflicts, a report by the Liberal Democrats will...

Lembit Opik stands down for Liberal Democrat presidential bid

Lembit Opik, the colourful Liberal Democrat MP, has stood down from his front bench post to campaign to become president of the party. By Rosa Prince, Political Correspondent His housing portfolio will now be incorporated...

Bread and butter prices soar 43% in a year

The price of the most basic food – bread and butter – has soared by 43% over the last year, official figures revealed yesterday. A loaf of sliced white bread and a packet of butter now costs £2.33, compared to £1.62 last...