Guest
Tories must provide clarity on pledge for extra student places
We need to ensure promises stack up so that those with the ability and aspiration to benefit from higher education will not be left out in the cold this autumn.
Tax policies aren’t just about who gets what money
It sounds obvious to judge a set of tax proposals by who gets what money. But there are many other factors which should be included in judging fairness.
Reform of police service is key, not a fixation on numbers
There is no need for the fiscal squeeze to hit frontline numbers; the sooner we get away from being fixated with the overall number of officers the better.
60% of short term prisoners re-offend within a year
As we head into the election all parties’ time would be better spent paying attention to the overwhelming evidence for what works in criminal justice policy.
Questioning the PM and justice minister on democratic reform
I put it to the PM that his proposals had come "too late" and that such reform should not be announced in a pre-election campaign. Read his reply.
More fuel for the fire in the debate over biofuels
How best to balance the sustainable, certified and small-scale cultivation of biofuels with the need to counteract mounting world hunger & cut carbon emissions?