Taking the lead on tackling inequality
We know these are the toughest times that most of us have ever experienced. We’ve know we’ve suffered…
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Today we got a glimpse of why the Conservatives are probably going to lose the next election
If the British economy starts to recover quite vigorously in 2013/14, the Conservatives will have a much better…
British banks are still too big to fail
This week could see Ed Miliband’s first big test on banking reform. The parliamentary commission into banking standards…
PMQs verdict: David Cameron kills off the Big Society
Well that wasn’t quite the pre-Christmas knockabout PMQs we were all expecting. In fact, it was largely on…
A cut as incompetent as it is callous
Ed Miliband’s recent description of the Tory-led coalition as a “make-it-up-as-you-go-along, back-of-the-envelope, miserable shower”, rings depressingly true given…
We are a nation of immigrants. Aren’t we?
I recall as a twelve year old growing up in the ‘Motor City’ that was Coventry and interpreting…
Stop the War Coalition’s comments about Newtown reveal a burning hatred of America
After the indescribable horror of the fourth mass shooting this year in the US, the world’s media and…
The Queen’s attendance at Cabinet was an awful idea
I had a very uncomfortable feeling about the Queen’s visit to Cabinet today. At first I thought it…
New Labour, historical danger?
There is an ongoing debate about the place of New Labour within the Labour Party tradition. Some, generally…
At our best, when at our oldest
Last Friday, the Archbishop of Canterbury called our attention to the place and contribution of older people in…
