The politics of connection
Watching Channel 4 News on, I was (not for the first time) very impressed with Stella Creasy. Her…
Claire Spencer
Putting people at the heart of the Green Deal
Climate change and resource depletion are global issues, and it will take a global effort, bolstered by human…
I warn you not to be young
I warn you not to be conceived. It wasn’t a difficult birth, so you and your mother are…
Working with women – why Sparkbrook matters
Yesterday, Birmingham Labour took one step closer to taking overall control of the council. Following the resignation of…
The Tories must choose between the cuts and the deficit
The government aims to largely eliminate the deficit by the end of the parliamentary term. Most (although not…
Britain: on the outside looking out?
During my time working as a financial journalist, I worked with a lovely woman who had moved to…
Solving unemployment: are the LEPs pulling the right levers?
Several areas in the UK have established Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs), and 21 of those have been handed…
Localism, mayors and power
It is often said of power that it is not given – it has to be taken. And…
Politics, power and innovation – a lesson from Boulton and Watt
By Claire Spencer / @thedancingflea On Wednesday, I went to the Lunar Society‘s annual Boulton and Watt lecture.…
Ed turns up the volume on Britain’s quiet crisis
By Claire Spencer / @thedancingflea “So over time there is going to be upward pressure on energy prices.…
