Benefits UK... the truth, by JOHN HUMPHRYS. Censured by the BBC Trust for his documentary, see if you disagree with a single word of what he wrote
Idleness takes two forms today, one enforced and the other voluntary. The other is the predictable effect of a dependency culture. A sense of entitlement.
RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: A not-me-guv culture that failed poor Daniel
Victoria Climbie, Baby Peter and now Daniel Pelka. Every time a child is starved or beaten to death under the noses of the authorities who are supposed to protect them, it's always the same old story.
Bosses at Fraud Office used secret e-mails to cover up £1m pay-offs: Civil servants used private addresses to prevent other staff finding out
The clandestine deals for senior civil servants were arranged by a handful of managers at the fraud-busting agency – in part through messages sent from private addresses – to prevent other staff from finding out.
Failed firm's £53m from Labour NHS deal: Taxpayers foot huge bill after ministers terminated contract when GPs stopped referring patients to failing hospital unit
Ministers terminated the contract with Clinicenta to run the treatment centre at Lister Hospital (pictured) in Stevenage after local GPs stopped referring patients to the unit.
Serious Organised Crime Agency boss RESIGNS over failure to declare directorship of management consultancy firm
Sir Ian Andrews stepped down from his role as chairman of the Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca) after breaching its code of conduct.
£1 billion wind farm that's snubbed British workers: Jobs row erupts as Clegg opens offshore complex built and maintained by foreigners
The offshore scheme on the Lincolnshire coast is being maintained by teams of workers flown in from Scandinavia, it has emerged.
'Hesitant and confused with a bunker mentality': Labour MP's damning verdict on Ed Miliband's troubled leadership
Former minister George Mudie broke ranks to accuse his leader of failing to set the agenda and raised serious doubts about hopes of winning the general election.
Fury in Morocco after king pardons Spanish paedophile who raped 11 local children
Convicted paedophile Daniel Fino Galvan is among 48 jailed Spaniards who were pardoned by King Mohamed VI at the request of Spain's King Juan Carlos, who visited Morocco last month.
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