Tory ally convicted of race hate appointed to Civil Liberties committee
A Finnish MEP and ally of David Cameron with a criminal record for inciting racial hatred has been appointed to the Civil Liberties Committee of the European Parliament.
Coalition Britain: hungry children eating out of bins
Hungry children in Stoke-on-Trent have been rummaging through bins looking for something to eat.
Private school kids will earn £200,000 more
Children who attend private school will earn almost £200,000 more that state school pupils in the first 16 years of their career.
It’s official: the immigration clampdown is hurting British business
Pandering to anti-migrant sentiment is hurting the British economy.
Why growth alone is no longer enough – Ed Miliband sets out ‘inclusive prosperity’
Miliband’s challenge will be persuading people that government can make a difference without simply throwing money at things.
Video: Glenda Jackson MP demolishes Iain Duncan Smith
IDS has “plunged thousands and thousands of our fellow citizens into the most abject penury”, said the Labour MP.
The key to reducing inequality? Stronger trade unions
The widening gap between rich and poor reflects a decline in trade union power, so argue the authors of the bestselling book The Spirit Level.
Public supports tax rise to pay for NHS
Most people would pay more in tax if it meant safeguarding the NHS, according to a new ComRes poll for the Independent.
The NHS may not survive another Tory government
If the Tories win the 2015 election the left’s worst fears about the NHS may be realised.
Inequality is on the rise. And it really is the coalition’s fault
Now that coalition reforms are in place, we’re starting to see the true impact of government policy – and inequality is on the rise.