How to do high speed rail well
Richard Hebditch of the Campaign for Better Transport outlines what the government need to know to do high speed rail well.
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Cameron’s Britain: Where the most deprived are left behind
David Cameron’s “no one will be left behind” message rings hollow as deprived areas suffer the most from council cuts and are shut out of Local Enterprise Partnership zones.
‘Return the Rock’: Re-mutualise or privatise?
Joe Cox and William Cass make the case for re-mutualising Northern Rock – rather than privatising the rescued bank.
New immigration rules turn back the clock on domestic violence
Ruth Grove-White of the Migrants’ Rights Network reports on shocking changes to immigration rules that could trap migrant women in abusive relationships.
Govt. must go beyond cosmetic changes to health bill warn Lib Dem activists
It’s at this time that the Liberal Democrat grassroots pressure for changes must be heard the loudest, to prevent the government from making cosmetic or wrong-headed amendments to the NHS legislation and try to pass them off as significant improvements to the policy.
How powerful is your vote?
Stephen Whitehead of the new economics foundation reports on the new website that will help you measure just how powerful your individual vote is.
Daily Mail is confused and misleading on legal aid
The Sound off for Justice campaign take apart a Daily Mail article on legal aid and cuts to the justice system.
Is the government cutting women out of education?
NUS National Women’s Officer Olivia Bailey reports on the gender pay-inequality that will affect women’s repayments of student loans.
A green approach to aviation is ready for take-off
John Stewart of Airport Watch with the latest on the politics and issues surrounding aviation in the UK.
Is China slowly killing off the death penalty?
Amnesty UK’s Clare Bracey reports on the Chinese government’s tentative steps towards removing the death penalty.