Guest
Nigella Lawson’s case is the tip of the iceberg: two women die every week because of domestic violence
The assault suffered by Nigella Lawson is a sad reminder that one in four women have, or will face domestic abuse in their lifetime.
The minimum wage at 15 – fully grown-up?
There is a strong consensus that the National Minimum Wage (NMW) has been a success yet, quite rightly, we are still worried about low pay. Can we do more with the NMW, or should we be thinking about a whole platter of policies to bring about fairer pay?
Labour should be proud of the success of East Coast as public enterprise in action
East Coast is doing a great job and it should be allowed to get on with it.
How can a company go bust owing £58 million in tax?
How could that have happened? How could HMRC have reached the point where it cannot chase that much tax? How limited are resources is this is the case?
Labour needs a ‘One Nation’ multiculturalism
It’s almost a cliché now to suggest that Labour needs to put flesh on the bones of its ‘One Nation’ agenda. And yet as the aftermath of the Woolwich attack reveals the deep tensions still present in our diverse society, there is gap in the political landscape for a ‘One Nation’ multiculturalism which can help people build meaningful relationships.
You do the crime, you do the time. It seems that’s the case everywhere but banking
Money laundering, forgery, fraud, corruption – if you do the crime, you do the time. It seems that’s the case everywhere but banking. This is one conclusion arrived at after a year on the Parliamentary Banking Standards Commission (PBSC) examining the standards and culture of the industry. Why is it an off-shore island seemingly not subject to the normal rules of society?