Matthew Taylor

Premier League Weekend Round-Up

Arsenal Beat Manchester United But Chelsea and Liverpool pull away The gap at the top of the table widened as Chelsea and Liverpool both won to take themselves six points clear of Arsenal, who produced an impressive win over...

Premier League: Bolton's Matthew Taylor forces Hull to face reality

Three successive defeats have given high-riding Hull something of a reality check. That was very much the case for manager Phil Brown, who had banked on a 'back to basics' approach steadying the ship against his old team....

KEANE FIRES REDS TO THE SUMMIT

Robbie Keane netted twice as Liverpool returned to the top of the Barclays Premier League after comfortably brushing aside West Brom 3-0. Keane had only previously scored twice in the Champions League prior to his 12th league...

Gordon Brown's advisor denounces Bill of Rights as "unworkable"

An advisor to Gordon Brown who stepped down last week has denounced the Government's planned Bill of Rights and Responsibilities as "unworkable". By Melissa Kite, Deputy Political Editor Lord Lester of Herne Hill, the noted...

Matthew Taylor: Obama and the lessons of New Labour

"A new dawn has broken has it not?" said Tony Blair on May 2 1997. Those of us who were part of the New Labour team win will find our excitement at Barack Obama's victory tinged with poignant memories of 11 years ago and an...

CORNISH MPS CALL FOR URGENT RAIL IMPROVEMENTS

Cornwall’s Liberal Democrat MPs today met with representatives from Network Rail to discuss Cornwall’s rail services and the needs that passengers in the Duchy will have from a new high speed train fleet.

N.H. political volunteers sign on for cleanup duty

Elections were over Tuesday, but local campaigners still had work left to do yesterday and today. It is the responsibility of local campaigns to pick up election signs after the voting is over. Campaign headquarters and...

= FOCUS: Dubai Ppty Developers,Agents To Shed Workers On Slump

By Stefania Bianchi Of ZAWYA DOW JONES DUBAI (Zawya Dow Jones)--Dubai real estate agents and developers may shed workers as the global downturn hits home sale in the Persian Gulf sheikdom where property accounts for about 30%...

Welcome to the Age of Insolvency

I’m writing this diary for sentimental reasons. Both my father, Paul Johnson, and my godfather, Tony Howard, were editors of the New Statesman when I was young. So I feel a curious attachment to the magazine, even though I'm...

Second home owners drive locals from seaside towns

Wealthy second home owners are driving locals out of the most attractive seaside towns and country villages in England, it has been claimed. New NPF research on the top ten second home spots in England shows waiting lists for...