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David Cameron's apology over section 28 is inadequate – on gay rights, his party has been cynical and craven When David Cameron says "sorry" for the witch-hunting section 28 passed by the vengeful Tories in 1988 we gay people should say: "Sorry, don't want your sorry! We want love!" We should say: "Don't come to us for a round of applause, so that you can be proud of yourself. We're proud of ourselves, now we want you to be proud of us." We should say: "Come on Mr Nice Married Man – you are happy to put Mrs Cameron on parade, but why has it taken you so long to actually heed her?" (She has long hated section 28). We should say: "We want you to want us – not just to pocket the pink pound and woo the 2.5 million gay vote." We should say: "Why now?" Because there's an election looming? Or because you've finally borrowed some... [read full story]
Most say no to maternity cutbacks Two out of three people in England believe maternity services should be spared from NHS spending cuts, according to a poll. The survey of more than 1,700 people for the Royal College of...
What is the Chilcot inquiry? The Chilcot inquiry, or the Iraq inquiry, was announced on June 15, 2009 by Gordon Brown. He decided that a panel of experts should look into Britain’s role in the Iraq War of 2003. Why did Gordon...
