Think tank Reform’s school academy claim lacks academic rigour
Think tank Reform asked academies “Are you great?”, they said yes, and then think tank Reform said “academies are great”.
Yearly Archives: 2012
Rotten to the core: The big Tory money that gave life to the Health and Social Care Act
On the day the Health and Social Care Act became law, Jos Bell digs deep into the links between private health, big money donations, and the Tory Party.
UK riots: The “500,000 forgotten families”
Shamik Das writes on the final report of the Riots, Communities and Victims Panel set up to examine the causes of last summer’s London and UK-wide riots.
Budget 2012: The fossil fuel friendly Mr Osborne
Clare McNeil, senior research fellow at the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), looks at the energy policy and environmental impact of the budget.
The bright red risks of Lansley’s horror bill: Lack of planning, hiked costs, threats galore
Jos Bell reports on the leaking of the first draft of the Transitional Risk Register of the health and social care bill, and the dangers to the NHS.
Budget 2012: The myth that lower taxes for the rich generates more tax revenue
Danny Dorling of the IPPR demolishes the myth, pedalled by George Osborne and the one per cent, that the tax take on the rich rises the less they are taxed.
Reform of funding has the potential to breathe new life into political parties
Left Foot Forward’s Ed Jacobs makes the case for widespread reform of political party funding, which has the potential to breathe new life into all parties.
Merah killings raise tough questions for France about integration
Sanchia Alasia looks at the questions France must ask of itself in the wake of the carnage wrought by extremist Islamist Toulouse killer Mohamed Merah.
The Tories in Scotland – right message, wrong messengers
Ed Jacobs reports on this weekend’s Scottish Conservative Party Conference.
‘Cash for Cameron’: Minister quizzed on whether health bill was bought
During today’s Parliamentary debate on the ‘Cash for Cameron’ scandal, minister Francis Maude was quizzed on the potential buying of the health bill.