In Liverpool this morning, artistic director of the London 2012 Olympics Phil Redmond welcomed David Cameron to the “people’s republic of Merseyside” to unveil more details on the concept of the ‘Big Society’.
Our guest writer is Mark Beacon, campaigns manager for Action for Southern Africa (ACTSA), the successor organisation to the Anti Apartheid Movement; ACTSA campaigns for justice, rights and development in solidarity with people in southern Africa Today is the firsttest
Some Muslim pupils are being withdrawn from music lessons on religious grounds; Left Foot Forward assesses why music is singled out in this way, particularly given the increasingly multi-faith and multi-cultural nature of our educational institutions.
Our guest writer is Dr Faiza Shaheen, researcher on economic inequality at nef (the new economics foundation) and author of Filling the Jobs Gap The employment figures released today show a small decline in the number of people unemployed intest
Herds of activists dressed as cows infiltrated the capital’s morning commute today to mark a new Friends of the Earth drive for rainforest-free food.
Today a paper published by the Royal Society of Arts argues that we should adapt the first aid or ‘Woolwich model’ to address anti-social behaviour.
For many South Africans in the Soweto township and around the country, the World Cup has been a bonanza for the rich at the expense of the poor – and the tournament’s critics have not remained silent.
About one in ten children in the UK suffer abuse or neglect, according to figures by charity Kids Company, who work to protect the capital’s homeless, abused, and vulnerable children.
What reason is there for Nick Clegg not rethinking the process and chronology of the boundary review – unless the government actively wants to redraw the boundaries without taking account of the missing voters? If that’s not the reason, then why the rush?
For me and I believe, many on the left, the defining concern is that we need to show that we want to serve people whether or not we are in power.
