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Boris Johnson’s agenda for Europe could be a social and environmental disaster for London
Boris's free trade agenda for Europe could be a social and environmental disaster for London and the rest of the UK.
The progressive case for ‘dignity in dying’
Assisted dying is not just about patient rights at the end of life but about how society as a whole approaches death and dying, and Lord Falconer’s Bill does not champion rampant individualism but rather it challenges paternalism and the imposition of unshared principles. It is a progressive cause of our time, and an issue that will affect us all. It is time for change.
Ukip’s 18 per cent debunked
Today YouGov released poll data that UKIP are on 14 per cent - something that wasn't news to me as this is exactly the same as the calculations I made last week. However the figure looks decidedly dodgy.
Is democracy on the slide?
If the public have little or no understanding of the decisions and institutions that govern our lives and we continue to ignore the warning signs, how long before we can no longer say with honesty that we live in a democracy?
A mandatory living wage – the debate we need to have
If we don’t raise wages, control rents or reverse welfare cuts, we are going to completely price low paid workers out of London.
Peace makers promote peace, not boycotts
The international community should disabuse those Palestinians promoting boycotts of the idea that they can avoid these compromises. By failing to take that stand against the boycott campaign, professor Hawking has done nothing for the cause of peace. If anything, by encouraging behaviour that entrenches the conflict, he has set it back.