So much for Alex Salmond the champion of equality
Salmond’s admiration for Vladimir Putin demonstrates once again that there is nothing left-wing about the SNP, writes James Bloodworth.
There are left-wing answers to the questions posed by UKIP
Progressives shouldn’t be running scared of UKIP. There are left-wing answers to the questions posed by the party, writes James Bloodworth.
Why Miliband’s zero hours contract pledge is spot on
Ed Miliband won’t be able to ban zero hours contracts, but he is tackling the worst way they are abused, writes James Bloodworth.
Why £9,000 tuition fees have been a moral and economic disaster
The evidence is mounting that the argument for £9,000 tuition fees has failed – both morally and economically, argues James Bloodworth.
Behind the headlines: Is it really a ‘shock’ drop in violent crime?
Have we really witnessed a dramatic fall in violent crime because young people have stopped binge drinking? asks James Bloodworth.
Labour should never take ethnic minority voters for granted
If the Tories can shake off the nasty party image, there is ample evidence the party can build on the 16 per cent ethnic minority support they had in 2010, writes James Bloodworth.
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Government citing out of date figures in attempt to wriggle out of food bank shame
The government is citing out of date figures in an attempt to wriggle out of its food bank shame, writes James Bloodworth.
Cost of living crisis over? Three things the Tory press won’t tell you this week
Recovery. What recovery? asks James Bloodworth.
Unemployment down 77,000 to 2.24 million
Unemployment decreased by 77,000 between September 2013 and November 2013 to 2.33 million, with the unemployment rate now at 6.9 per cent, today’s labour market statistics reveal.