Cameron’s ‘Big Society’ set to leave a disastrous legacy for public services
David Cameron’s ‘Big Society’ looks set to make matters worse unless public services start to support citizens in changing their communities.
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Government and Labour should demand more innovation in energy sector
Why isn’t the coalition (or the opposition) calling for more innovation in the energy sector? asks Charles Samuda.
What do we know about Anders Behring Breivik? Very little
Anders Behring Breivik, the Norway terror attacker, may just have been a lone extremist; we should stop speculating, says Dr Robert Ford of Manchester University.
How Tory immigration populism is costing us £3.4 billion
Changes to the student visa system will cost the economy billions during a period of sluggish growth, and will affect all regions of the country.
Osborne’s slashing of police budgets will hinder reform
George Osborne’s decision to eliminate the deficit in a single parliament has left the police with too little time to put in place longer term reforms.
Misselling is only the beginning of the energy companies’ sins
Reform of the energy market must go beyond clamping down on misselling to injecting real competition, writes shadow energy minister Huw Irranca-Davies MP.
Morgan, Mensch and Parliamentary Privilege
Evan Price, a barrister at ten old square in Lincoln’s Inn, writes on Parliamentary Privilege and the phone hacking row between Piers Morgan and Louise Mensch.
Huhne must heed lessons of US to fulfil “250,000 green jobs” pledge
A recent IPPR report on the US green jobs agenda suggests Chris Hunhne’s “250,000 green jobs” pledge could be far harder to achieve than the government expects.
As they have done before, Norwegians need to “keep the red hats flying there”
We all identify with the Norwegian people today. We hope that they will be able to keep two of their most admirable qualities – idealism and stubborness.
East Africa food crisis could have been prevented
A slow response to the warning signs, a changing climate, changing land patterns, and political instability all contributed to the famine in east Africa.