Britain: Euroconfused not Eurosceptic
Joe Litobarski analyses two recent polls that throw new light on the British public’s opinions on European Union, which challenge the UK’s image as a ‘Eurosceptic’ nation.
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Exposed: Lansley’s NHS reform cheerleaders
Tamasin Cave of Spinwatch exposes the anti-NHS, linked-to-private-health-companies individuals who’ve taken to the airwaves today to defend the government’s NHS reforms.
Tabloid claims about “181,000 migrants overstaying” wide of mark
Bad news about immigration once again shows itself as being just about the only news the mass circulation papers want to print, writes Migrants Rights’ Network director Don Flynn.
Energy review will hit poor hardest
Alan Simpson, former MP and government advisor on renewable energy, now sustainable energy advisor to Friends of the Earth, reports on the impact of the government’s energy review.
Why Musharraf’s torture remarks matter
Jeremy Croft, Head of Policy and Government Affairs at Amnesty International UK, on the importance of former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf’s remarks on torture, and the UK’s “tacit approval”.
Business rate reforms risk hurting poorest areas hardest
The government’s proposed business rate reforms risk hurting some of Britain’s poorest areas the hardest, writes Anna Turley, deputy director of the New Local Government Network.
Axing of housing regeneration scheme could set communities back a decade
Graham Jones, Labour MP for Hyndburn, reports on why the government’s abolition of the housing regeneration scheme riskes setting back communities by a decade.
Cuts to probation service could pave the way to disaster
The Howard League for Penal Reform has today published its response to the government’s justice green paper, ‘Breaking the cycle: effective punishment, rehabilitation and sentencing of offenders’.
Does social mobility reduce income inequality?
If you asked most people, they would tell you that in Britain today, mobility is low and inequality is high, writes Lee Savage research and policy analyst at the Resolution Foundation.
Women’s History Month Profiles: Rosa Luxemburg
Rosa Luxemburg’s understanding of revolutions as an interaction between organisation and spontaneity led her to a unique form of libertarian-marxism