Rural enterprise fills public sector employment gap
A government minister, Thursday, hailed the entrepreneurial spirit shown by the rural economy, urging people to ‘unwrap gold’ and inhale the pleasure of sheer capitalism.
Last chance for a century to witness the Transit of Venus
For the last time until the year 2117 people around the world will have a chance to witness the transit of Venus as the planet passes directly between Earth and the Sun
Jeremy Hunt: Still Under a Murdoch Cloud
There’s nothing more disheartening than having a journalistic rant when everyone seems to agree with you, says Richard Lutz
Heritage – Who knows best?
The current concerns as to whether Culture Minister Jeremy Hunt was influenced by those with a financial interest in the outcome of his decision on BSkyB reminds Alan Clawley of the arguments used by Friends of the Central Library to challenge the decision that Hunt made not to list the Central Library.
Funding boost for heart researchers in Birmingham
Heart scientists in Birmingham have been awarded prestigious grants of more than £580,000 by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) as part of a multi-million pound boost for research in the UK.