Guest
Cautious optimism over the Special Educational Needs green paper
Parts of the Special Educational Needs green paper have been hailed by the right wing press - but some of the measures proposed today should be greeted with cautious optimism by progressives.
Government is right to take action on tobacco packaging
Pretty much everybody apart from hard-right Tory backbencher Philip Davies and groups funded by the tobacco industry support the government's plans on tobacco advertising.
Cameron cuts even Thatcher’s disabled benefits
As the Welfare Reform Bill receives its Commons second reading today, cancer charities have joined the increasing chorus of those concerned about the potentially disastrous impact of the legislation.
Police pay reform should promote performance, not penny-pinching
Responding to today's publication of the Windsor Review, Tom Gash, a Fellow of the Institute for Government, says police pay reform should promote performance - not penny-pinching.
ESA cuts will exacerbate poverty and remove help for disabled
Neil Coyle of Disability Alliance writes how the proposed cuts to diasability allowances (ESA) will exacerbate poverty and remove support for the disabled.
Is the focus on aid – how much, and who to – the right one?
Tony Dykes of Action for Southern Africa asks if the focus on aid - how much, and who to - is the right one, and asks for the decision to cut the UK aid budget to Lesotho be reviewed.