Counting the cost of chaos: The billions we can save by saving lives
Antonia Bance looks at a new report showing an £18 million investment for women living in chaos could save many lives and more than £1 billion pounds over the next five years.
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Tories fail to shine a light on City pay
This week ahas exposed yet another example of the Tories talking tough but doing nothing when it comes to reforming the financial system and taking action on bankers’ pay.
Chuka Umunna: My vision for One Nation Labour
Chuka Umunna, Labour MP for Streatham and Ed Miliband’s Parliamentary Private Secretary, outlines his vision for One Nation Labour.
Ministry of Justice policy must be effective – not just tough
Sophie Willett, of The Howard League for Penal Reform, looks at new government statistics the effectiveness of prison sentences.
David Cairns: 1966-2011
David Cairns, Labour MP for Inverclyde, has passed away. He was only 44. He was a former VSO Parliamentarian volunteer in Kenya (2010); here is an eye-opening, heartbreaking, first-hand account of his time in Kenya.
How ‘liberating the NHS’ may damage medical training
Surgical trainee, Dave Riding, looks at the effects of Lansley’s health bill and the idea of any willing provider on training and clinical excellence in the NHS
Britain – sleepwalking to separation
The historic victory of the SNP at Holyrood places the UK’s very existence in grave peril writes Marcus Booth.
Adair in Nuclear Wonderland
The 10:10 campaign’s Alexis Rowell questions Lord Adair Turner’s analysis of the costs of nuclear power.
The Broken of Britain: Six months on the road to justice
Kaliya Franklin reports on the battle so far for “The Broken of Britain” campaign in their struggle for justice and equality for people with disabilities.
The five steps to Scottish independence
Professor Robert Hazell, director of the Constitution Unit at the School of Public Policy, University College London, outlines the five steps to Scottish independence.