Unemployment is down, but largely thanks to a surge in part-time work. Output will not recover to pre-crisis levels before 2014 – and meanwhile, the eurozone continues to tear itself apart. As the furrows on the Governor’s brow deepen, the smile on Ed... Full Article at The Telegraph

They want to know that people believe in their guts what they say to journalists like yourself. I’m one of those politicians, and I recognise that in Ed Miliband and I think that’s evident. “In contrast to that you’ve got phoneys at the top of the Tory... Full Article at Wales Online

"I am extremely calm," the PM replied, but he said it like Herbert Lom as Inspector Clouseau's boss. You may recall the scene in which, very calmly, he slices off his finger with a cigar-cutter. Ed Miliband spotted the incipient rage. "I know you are... Full Article at Guardian Unlimited

He stood unsuccessfully as a left-leaning candidate for the Labour deputy leadership in 2007, but by 2010 he had lurched rightwards again, announcing that he would vote for David Miliband in the Labour leadership contest. He praised David Miliband for... Full Article at Morning Star Online

The choice between austerity and growth is a myth, he will say: if you don't sort the deficit there won't be any growth. Hence what the Government calls its tight fiscal-loose monetary policy. In other words, you need to cut spending and pump money... Full Article at The Telegraph

Bernanke demurred, declining to get into the politics, but other senators in the room answered the question: Voters, they warned, will punish incumbents for the pain of austerity. "Incumbency plus austerity equals political death," MP Jon Trickett, a... Full Article at The Huffington Post

Cameron of cutting Britain's deficit too fast and having no growth plan to revive the recession-hit economy. Cameron, a centre-right Conservative who heads a two-year-old coalition government, refused to meet Hollande when he visited London in February... Full Article at Reuters Africa

David Cameron says he had a 'brief discussion' with Hollande after his victory. Miliband joked that a text ending 'LOL' may suffice Bank of England governor warns that Britain's recovery from the biggest financial crisis in its history is being... Full Article at Guardian Unlimited

Rutherglen MP Lord McAvoy takes on both the Scotland and Northern Ireland portfolios, while trade unionist and former party general secretary Lord Collins joins the work and pensions team. Environmental campaigner Lady (Bryony) Worthington was appointed... Full Article at The Independent