Don’t ignore income when looking at poverty and life chances
Looking at the Frank Field’s review on poverty and life chances, it is wrong to suggest family income is not important to the future chances of children.
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A ratio cap of 20:1 won’t make pay fairer
The Green Party’s Darren Johnson, member of the London Assembly, argues Will Hutton’s proposal of a 20:1 wage cap is, in reality, too high.
Student protest in the age of contempt
A huge shift is taking place in universities across the country. This is not just a change to departmental budgets and a culling of staff. Something far more profound and deep-rooted is happening within the students themselves.
Creative destruction – a 21st century progressive growth story
What will drive long-term growth in the UK economy? With the growth White Paper now kicked into the long grass, it looks as if the Government doesn’t have an answer to this question, at least not now. At the same time, since the New Labour boom years ended in financial bust, the centre-left also needs a new story. There is much talk of the need for green growth, and ‘rebalancing’ the economy away from finance, often towards manufacturing, but no overall narrative on what will be the motor of growth after the crisis.
How ActionAid exposed tax dodging by brewing giant SABMiller
This week, ActionAid has exposed how the British brewing giant SABMiller, owner of Grolsch and Peroni, is dodging its taxes around the world. We found evidence that the company is systematically shifting the profits it makes in Ghana, Tanzania, Mozambique, Zambia, South Africa and India, into tax havens.
Making the 16 days of activism against violence count for the world’s women
On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women last week (November 25th) the government announced the appointment of Liberal Democrats equalities minister Lynne Featherstone as the new champion for tackling international violence against women.
Double debt bombshell of Cable’s HE reforms
The OBR yesterday showed that the Higher Education reforms will increase net debt by £13bn. The findings contradict Vince Cable’s claims that the policy switch was motivated by the “current economic climate”.
The devastating effect of Gove’s desire to take an axe to school sport
A petition has been launched, that will result in 2,012 children taking part in a peaceful demonstration in Westminster against the savage cuts to school sport.
The coalition’s sublime deceit in seeking to avoid blame for council cuts
This morning, Mark Wallace of the TaxPayers’ Alliance, writing on the ConservativeHome website, accused the Labour leader of Lambeth council of “frightening people” about cuts to essential services; here, Steve Reed responds to these criticisms, and explains just who is to blame for the cuts.
Sierra Leone – the quiet fightback
His Excellency Mr Edward Turay, High Commissioner for Sierra Leone, discusses the improvements in his country and his optimism for the future.