Questions still hanging over the Northern Rock deal
Richard Branson and his wealthy backers have bagged a bargain. That seems to be the consensus gathering amongst…
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45% Sure Start Cuts At Flagship Tory Council
Tory Hammersmith and Fulham council are cutting their Sure Start budget by 45% – despite Cameron saying “On Sure Start,…
What happens inside the classroom matters most
Last week Jim Sweetman penned a piece for this website which set out an important challenge for Labour,…
There can be no neutrals on November 30th
Like most people, I could do without losing a day’s pay. That’s why I voted ‘yes’ to strike…
Kill Blue Labour – before it kills us
Although ‘Blue Labour’ purports to be a radical departure from New Labour, it is based on faulty assumptions…
Racism in football – a long way gone, a long way to go
“Why is it that if a man kills another man in battle, it’s called heroic, yet if he…
Freeing politics from vested interests
The debate over party funding is back. Mark Ferguson warns of the dangers posed by state funding and…
Could you live without a toilet?
It’s hard to imagine living without something as simple – and vital – as a toilet. Yet just…
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…
The state shouldn’t pay for our failing political system
There’s a train coming down the tracks that could change party politics as we know it. It’s getting…
