Britain could be heading for a triple dip recession, Lib Dem business secretary Vince Cable declared last week. His Tory coalition partners immediately condemned him.
Earlier this week Tory chancellor George Osborne named the new governor of the Bank of England—the Canadian banker Mark Carney, who will take over from Mervyn King.
The parties of government found out just how unpopular they were on Thursday of last week. Labour won a by-election seat from the Tories for the first time in 15 years.
Hospital workers plan to fight proposals to close departments and privatise services after an NHS trust in south east London was forced into administration.