The art of the political apology
There are few things more difficult in politics than apologising without making things worse – and there are…
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What might a revived contributory principle look like?
Social security’s the cause of much soul searching on the left: despite the legacy of Labour’s progressive universalism…
Jeremy Hunt labelled “an idiot” for saying that all London businesses are “quids in” from the Olympics
Oh Jeremy Hunt. This Olympics could have been a chance to redeem yourself and save your job ahead…
Sadiq Khan: “Nick Clegg may end up with nothing, ruthlessly exposing his naivety”
Sadiq Khan on Nick Clegg’s probable failure to delievr Lords reform: “Nick Clegg marched his MPs through the…
The coalition are flunking the living standards test
One of the big questions voters ask themselves at every election is – am I better off now…
A good day to bury bad news (and a coalition)
You can say many things about our Prime Minister, but he’s not stupid. Nor is he completely without…
Like so many other walks of life, Olympic sport is becoming dominated by people who attended private school
The London 2012 Olympic Games is supposed to be an event to unite the country. But in such…
Farage is right: the UK is not a self governing nation (but not in the way he sees it)
Everyone’s favourite damp-rag bashing rumbustious politician Nigel Farage has been at it again, claiming today that he “could not…
Boris Johnson would walk a general election
The rise of the buffoon was inevitable if we paid any attention to recent trends. Schwarzenegger, Bush, Berlusconi,…
Free School Meals for All is a success – no wonder Gove opposes it
Michael Gove is often said to be the most ideologically obsessed education secretary ever. He is a man…
Labour needs to get coding
Here are some shocking stats on our skills gap in need of a solid solution – despite being…
