Is George Osborne questioning capitalism?
Is George Osborne joining other Tories who have lately voiced concerns about capitalism, indeed is he suggesting capitalism itself is “morally repugnant”?
Yearly Archives: 2012
Tackling homelessness in London
Homelessness in 2012 London, still here, still shocking; Tola A. Ositelu interviews Mike Nicholas, communications manager for homeless charity Thames Reach.
Vote 2012: Welsh local council elections preview
In the second of our series of articles looking ahead to the May 2012 elections, Tom Harris and Harry Hayfield preview the Welsh local council elections.
Adieu Dr Williams, the Archbishop unafraid to speak truth unto power
This Good Friday, this Easter, Ed Jacobs, a member of the Christian Socialist Movement, writes on the resignation of Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams.
Sexism in football, still rife in 2012
Shamik Das reports on Gabby Logan’s “Sexism in Football” BBC documentary.
Sarkozy chases youth vote as election enters final weeks
French President Nicolas Sarkozy is now turning his attention to the potentially key youth vote, having been focused on security and policing in recent weeks.
Academisation, academisation, academisation
Dr Kim Allen, senior researcher for the Academies Commission, writes about the growing trend toward academisation in our schools.
What does ‘The Fixer’ tell us about Labour’s approach to the economy?
Tess Lanning, research fellow at the Institute for Public Policy Research, looks at what The Fixer Alex Polizzi can tell us of Labour’s approach to the economy.
Extension of State snooping cannot be allowed to happen on the Lib Dems’ watch
An extnesion of State snooping and surveillance powers simply cannot be allowed to happen on the Lib Dems’ watch, says the Social Liberal Forum’s Prateek Buch.
Coalition’s new planning policy will make more Dale Farm style stand-offs inevitable
Joseph Cottrell-Boyce of the Travellers Project at the Irish Chaplaincy in Britain, reacts to the coalition’s new planning policy for Gypsy and Traveller sites.