Government may yet see sense and throw a lifeline to Bombardier
There’s every chance sustained pressure will compel the government to search for a lifeline for Bombardier and change the way it approaches procurement strategy.
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Housing will define the London Mayoral election
Livingstone’s housing record was a good one; Johnson’s is dreadful. The task for progressives is to convince Londoners they can vote for a better way next May.
Councils and Whitehall must work together to avoid a homelessness epidemic
Central and local government are going to have to have to work together and invest in housing if we are to avoid a homelessness epidemic, writes Anna Turley.
TUC: We need to build a campaign to make the case for the alternative
TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber looks at the challenges for the TUC Congress in building a campaign making the case for a thorough-going economic alternative.
Michael D Higgins: A real candidate for a real Republic
Rory Geraghty profiles Irish Presidential candidate Michael D Higgins, a former university lecturer, a poet and an ex-Cabinet minister.
Why isn’t Boris coming up with any solutions to London’s housing crisis?
The Mayor needs to call on the government to radically reform tenure and taxation, to restore a housing budget that can deliver high quality homes and communities.
How to create a Telegraph migration scare story
IPPR Associate Director for UK Migration Policy, Matt Cavanagh, deconstructs the latest Daily Telegraph anti-migration scare story.
Compensation changes will leave Paralympic heroes without vital support
Jonny Mulligan of the Sound off for Justice campaign explains how government changes to ‘no win, no fee’ agreements will rob Paralympic heroes of vital support.
The ‘Big Five’ banks’ private welfare state
The latest ‘too big to fail’ figures help illustrate just how desperately the Independent Banking Commission needs to show resolve in dealing with the banks.
Childcare double whammy: help is cut as costs soar
With rising prices and stagnating wages, there couldn’t be a worse time for working families to have their support for childcare cut, writes Felicity Dennistoun.