Khan: Labour’s the only way for British Muslims
Labour is, and always has been the Party of British Muslims. Although Iraq was wrong, the Lib Dems have failed to support a number of other important areas for Muslims.
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Lib-Con councils provide warning for progressives
Liberal Democrats pitch themselves as centre-left progressives. But in 18 councils they have formed governing coalitions with the Tories.
Lib Dem tax policy “fails the fairness test”: IFS says so too
New research by the IFS outlines that “income tax cuts are not well targeted to help the poorest in society”. It corroborates research last month by Left Foot Forward.
Message to Cameron: Don’t judge our families
The Conservative Party seems to want to take us back to the days when only one kind of family was acceptable.
We need a fairer deal for part-time students
Part-time study is transformative, for adults and their communities, and can be a radical antidote to the inequalities that grow across a lifetime.
Cameron’s Councils show the real face of Tory government
Many council seats are up for grabs on May 6. Where they are in control, David Cameron’s Councils reveal a Tory program of cuts and increased charges.
Policies must be subjected to a “fairness test”
All the main political parties are talking about ‘fairness’. They all say inequalities are too big and need to be reduced.
What women want from the parties
The Fawcett Society’s What About Women campaign first put some pertinent questions to politicians back in March.
Cameron’s foreign policy ignorance damaging to Britain’s interests
Cameron’s “liberal Conservative” foreign policy will consign the UK to a period of parochialism and declining influence. Let’s hope it is exposed tonight.
Tory 24-hour u-u-turn on lobbying transparency
Conservative spin-doctors have got in touch to “clarify” that shadow culture secretary Jeremy Hunt had not actually said he supported a ban on secret lobbying.