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In the air: Murdoch papers woo old enemies

28.09.11
It may just be coincidence but Rupert Murdoch's London papers appear to be being very conciliatory towards people and organisations with whom the media mogul has previously clashed... more

City Spy: Likely grounds for complaint at RBS

26.09.11
Is Royal Bank of Scotland - 83%-owned by us taxpayers, lest we forget - in danger of being ripped off for its coffee and croissants?... more

No male teachers at a quarter of primary schools

02.09.11
One in four primary schools still have no male teachers, despite rising numbers of men entering the profession, new figures show... more

Pathologist unable to tell how Tory died in Glastonbury toilet

27.06.11
The cause of Christopher Shale's death could not be determined and his inquest has been adjourned until a later date ... more

We stumped up for the bailout… this is payback

23.06.11
Every which way I like this idea. It's one that has been mooted by the Centre for Policy Studies for a while, and has now been taken up by Nick Clegg... more

Shock figures that spell out the extent of London's reading crisis

01.06.11
Literacy Campaign: Thousands of 11-year-olds start secondary school in London with a reading age of seven, the Evening Standard can reveal as part of our campaign against illiteracy... more

It's little people who grow the economy

19.05.11
I can't quite remember what the president of the Confederation of British Industry said the first time I attended an annual dinner 40 years ago, but last night's effort from current president Helen Alexander had a weary familiarity... more

Free bank shares? Maybe loonies are right for once

17.05.11
The Centre for Policy Studies was founded, says its website, "by Sir Keith Joseph and Margaret Thatcher in 1974 to promote the principles of a free society and has since played a global role in the dissemination of free market economics"... more

Liffe depends on robust regulation

17.05.11
When Nasdaq and Intercontinental Exchange said they might bid for the New York Stock Exchange group they knew from the start the proposed combination of all their exchanges could cause public policy issues in America... more

City Spy: PR men rush to woo ministers

17.05.11
Who are the most assiduous corporate lobbyists courting the coalition Government? Top of the tree is employers' body the CBI, which has had no fewer than 75 meetings with ministers... more

Is everything really on right road at 'profitable' Ocado?

01.02.11
Is the profit recorded by Ocado today real? Is it sustainable? The answer is, it depends which of the six measures the company offers about how it is doing that you want to take as gospel - and, well, we'll see... more

Rupert Murdoch praises Coalition for showing 'backbone' in spending cuts

22.10.10
Rupert Murdoch backs the spending cuts, urging the Government to “stay the political course”... more

BSkyB’s surge could force News Corp to raise its offer

22.10.10
BSkyB shows just why News Corp boss Rupert Murdoch wants to take full control of the pay-TV giant as it unveils a 25% surge in operating profits to £255 million... more

Margaret Thatcher staying in hospital 'into next week'

21.10.10
Baroness Thatcher still in hospital after being taken ill with flu a week ago... more

Despite the pain, we can take these cuts

18.10.10
The new National Security Strategy, launched today by the Foreign Secretary, William Hague, reminds us of some of the continued threats the UK faces in the shape of cyber attacks... more

George Osborne's spending review cuts 'not savage but imperative'

15.10.10
Warnings of savage reductions in the size of the state following next week's spending review are overblown, according to a report, which describes cuts as 'a shower, not a hurricane'... more

Sky non-execs face quiz on takeover

13.10.10
In the air: BSkyB’s annual general meeting on October 22 ought to be lively... more

UK tops jobless league table

11.10.10
Nearly one in eight British households has no-one in work, the highest rate of the six largest EU economies, according to a think-tank report published... more

Iain Duncan Smith: Half a million on incapacity benefit can start work right away

11.10.10
Nearly one in four people receiving incapacity benefit could start work immediately, Iain Duncan Smith has claimed ... more

David Cameron: Standard campaign for Dispossessed is stirring our conscience

22.07.10
David Cameron gives his full backing to the Evening Standard’s £1million Dispossessed Fund and declares it has 'stirred the conscience' of the capital... more

Proper debate on military spending

11.03.10
It says a good deal about the level to which the debate about defence spending has sunk that Labour backbenchers yesterday heckled David Cameron, when he referred to generals' complaining about provision for the Army, by calling them "Tories"... more

Tackling poverty: the right response

03.03.10
The reaction of so many Evening Standard readers to this week’s series of reports on poverty in London has been an extraordinary testimony to their generosity... more

A silly question with only three billion answers

14.10.09
What do women want? This question has given a title to countless books, studies, pamphlets and themed fancy dress parties over the years... more

Tories lacking in ideas on the crisis challenge

08.07.09
One of the most frustrating things about the current level of political debate is that though the Labour Government has presented the Conservatives with a wide-open goal, there seems to be no one on that side capable of kicking the ball... more

The Government's given up the war on drugs

19.05.09
For a long time the Government has talked up its war on drugs. But has it in fact simply given in? The Centre for Policy Studies' new report, The Phoney War on Drugs, shows that the focus of government drug policy is no longer on abstinence or rehabilitation but on harm reduction... more

The latest jargon that is just not sustainable

30.12.08
"Sustainable" is one of the year's most potentially damaging pieces of jargon, according to an annual guide to "newspeak"... more

Gordon says one thing, the sums say another

23.10.08
The pretence that the public sector can somehow sail along without a care in the world continues... more

Bloated, Biased and Creaky. A sitcom legend explains why the BBC must be broken up

04.07.08
In a devastating broadside, ex-BBC editor Anthony Jay, he calls for the BBC to reduce it's remit to one TV channel and one radio station.... more

Barclays' way is better, but it's still pretty grim

26.06.08
While it may show the others how to do it, the Barclays solution still smacks of desperation... more

Girls are becoming as violent as boys

14.05.08
Gangs of girls are now as violent as boys, and some carry knives and perform brutal initiation rituals, according to a youth worker... more


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