By Abhirup Bhunia

India, Pakistan and Nepal are at the forefront of a looming South Asian energy crisis. Developing nations, particularly dominant Asian players like China and India, have driven the world economy for a while now. But in what is likely to have a calamitous effect on industries and consequently on growth outlooks in the emerging nations, sources of energy are expiring or are in short supply.

By Mark Ferguson and Olly Parker

There was some cheer online among Labour supporters after Conservative Home editor Tim Montgomerie published his list "Ten facts to worry every Conservative". Instead of cheer Labour supporters should worry. While we were Refounding Labour the Lord Ashcroft funding machine has been putting polls and focus groups in the field up and down the country tasked with looking at how they can move from 36% to over 40%.