Youth Jobs Taskforce Report: Sheffield
Cllr Julie Dore and her team at Sheffield City Council have got some awful decisions to take over…
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Why let the facts get in the way of demonising the poor?
Yesterday the online cheerleaders of the Tory Party were rejoicing, as Grant Shapps gave the poor a good…
Welfare cuts and the death of Compassionate Conservatism
The Autumn Statement of two weeks ago was the final nail in the coffin of ‘compassionate conservatism’. The…
Food, fuel and funds – let’s create a Labour vision for older people
Over the past few months, an increasing number of articles have painted a portrait of hunger in the…
To avoid Osborne’s benefit trap Labour must change the debate
From a political point of view George Osborne’s autumn statement was a success, in that a week since…
Labour’s Problem with Integration
This week’s census data showed that the UK is becoming more diverse than ever. Much of the debate…
Despite the angst, diversity is basically working in Britain
Today, Ed Miliband called for a comprehensive integration strategy. Let me write it for him: “Each local authority…
A disaster for students and universities alike
This week marks the two year anniversary of the vote in Parliament on the Tory-led government’s unnecessary and…
George Osborne is about to walk into his own welfare trap
George Osborne comes from one of those families where current events get discussed. His mother Felicity Alexandra Loxton-Peacock…
Ed Miliband and David Cameron: A Year in review
2012 has been a remarkable year in the fortunes of Ed Miliband. He’s had political and professional successes,…
