19 January 2011

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1. 8.00am Local government
   

   Outspoken mayor hits out at local government cuts

   As the reality of government cuts becomes clear for councils, Ray Mallon says he won't be silenced on the devastation they are causing
2. 8.00am Nick Clegg
   

   Steve Bell's If... "Get real! Get savage!" says Nick

   Cartoon

   Steve Bell's If...

3. 7.59am Local government
   

   Eric Pickles blames councils for UK's budget deficit

   Under-fire communities and local government secretary Eric Pickles claims town halls have lived beyond their means for many years

4. 7.59am NHS

   Bed-blocking is caused by NHS inefficiencies, not cuts in social care

   Response: Beware medical staff who blame others rather than admit the role hospitals and GPs play, says Richard Jones

5. 7.45am Social exclusion
   

   The universal credit scheme is only half-baked

   Universal credit has been oversold. It will not be dramatically simpler than the alternatives, says Paul Spicker
6. 7.35am Television industry
   

   Jeremy Hunt unveils plan for new national television channel

   Culture secretary hopes channel will help deliver his ambition for network of local TV services. By Mark Sweney
7. 7.15am Disability
   

   Lax benefit rules not responsible for high disability figures

   Why has the number of people claiming incapacity benefit soared? A new study undermines some common theories
8. 1.43am UK Uncut
   

   Tax avoidance protesters UK Uncut to target Boots

   Organisation announced plan to set up hospitals on Boots shopfloors after a brainstorming session on Twitter

9. 1.07am Electoral reform
   

   House of Lords in stalemate over voting reform

   Labour peers refuse to pass second element of referendum bill, which sees the size of constituencies equalised
10. 12.49am Olympic games 2012
    

    Former mayor Ken Livingstone attacks Tottenham's Olympic Stadium plans

    The former mayor of London said that tearing down the Olympic Stadium to build a new ground would have 'horrendous' consequences
11. 12.15am Politics

    Diary

    Hugh Muir: Mayday, mayday. Has anyone seen the shadow health secretary?
    
12. 12.05am Electoral reform

    House of Lords and electoral reform: The kill bill all-nighter

    Simon Hoggart: To keep them going their lordships had campbeds, coffee, sandwiches and entertainment
13. 12.05am Inflation

    Inflation: Up, up and away

    Editorial: Two big questions emerge from this report – one for Mervyn King, and the other for George Osborne
14. 12.05am NHS

    NHS cost-cutting and grown-up politics

    Letters: According to David Cameron, those who criticise his reforms of the NHS need to 'grow up'. Insulting and patronising the electorate like this is certainly an interesting strategy
15. 12.04am English baccalaureate

    Peculiar advantages of the English baccalaureate

    Letters: The retrospectively determined insertion of a new measure into the government's school performance tables appears a determined and unjust attempt to downvalue our comprehensive schools
16. 12.04am Bangladesh

    Britain, Bangladesh and terrorist threats

    Letters: If we are to counter the continuing threat from terrorism in a way that upholds our democratic values then we must be able to visit countries like Bangladesh without the smear that we are condoning torture
17. 12.01am NHS
    

    NHS shakeup could set patients against their GPs, warns report

    Bonuses for doctors may alienate public says thinktank while Nuffield Trust also voices fears over hospital choice
18. 12.01am NHS
    

    NHS cuts: Scale of shakeup took No 10 by surprise

    Proposals by Andrew Lansley caught even people in prime minister's office off guard, with their scale and nature
19. 12.01am David Cameron
    

    Steve Bell on David Cameron

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    PM declares himself heir to Blair on NHS reforms

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