Cameron’s attack on philanthropists is the latest nail in the Big Society coffin
David Cameron’s latest attack on philanthropists has put another nail in the coffin of the Big Society, writes shadow Cabinet Office minister Gareth Thomas MP.
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Coalition continues crackdown on benefits fraud, but will they clamp down on tax fraud?
Is there really anything more to David Cameron and George Osborne’s benefits clampdown than punishing the already punished?
Is George Osborne questioning capitalism?
Is George Osborne joining other Tories who have lately voiced concerns about capitalism, indeed is he suggesting capitalism itself is “morally repugnant”?
Tackling homelessness in London
Homelessness in 2012 London, still here, still shocking; Tola A. Ositelu interviews Mike Nicholas, communications manager for homeless charity Thames Reach.
Vote 2012: Welsh local council elections preview
In the second of our series of articles looking ahead to the May 2012 elections, Tom Harris and Harry Hayfield preview the Welsh local council elections.
Academisation, academisation, academisation
Dr Kim Allen, senior researcher for the Academies Commission, writes about the growing trend toward academisation in our schools.
What does ‘The Fixer’ tell us about Labour’s approach to the economy?
Tess Lanning, research fellow at the Institute for Public Policy Research, looks at what The Fixer Alex Polizzi can tell us of Labour’s approach to the economy.
Coalition’s new planning policy will make more Dale Farm style stand-offs inevitable
Joseph Cottrell-Boyce of the Travellers Project at the Irish Chaplaincy in Britain, reacts to the coalition’s new planning policy for Gypsy and Traveller sites.
Non-academies do just as well as academies
Official figures show non-academies do just as well as academies, explains Henry Stewart, a founder member of the Local schools Network.
As Heathrow grows, noise and air pollution needs to be tackled
Londoners’ concerns about noise and air pollution from an already expanding Heathrow Airport have been lost amidst the renewed debate over a third runway.