Guest
Labour must be a party of pragmatic radicals to win again
John Slinger, editor of the new ‘Pragmatic Radicalism’ pamphlet, sets out why unity coupled with intellectual creativity must be watchwords of Labour’s renewal.
NHS report urges government to stop legal aid cuts
The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill committee hearings will be closely watched, many believing the bill is fundamentally flawed, a shambles.
Are Pickles and Shapps misleading the public on homelessness?
Jenny Pennington, research assistant at the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), examines Eric Pickles and Grant Shapps's claims on homelessness.
Knowles needs to listen more carefully to ‘hero’ Clinton on deficit reduction
Clinton is right on the effect on the potential impact on government spending - and the dangers of cutting too radically
Without Legal Aid how do victims’ families take on the News of the World?
Following David Cameron's savage Legal Aid cuts, how will the ordinary victims of the News of the World phone hacking scandal afford to take Rupert Murdoch to court?
Disasters Emergency Committee needs to start coordinating Africa crisis response
Why hasn’t the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) stepped in and done more to coordinate the UK response to the Horn of Africa food crisis, asks Lord Avebury.