Columnists
Labour should scrap permitted development rights to tackle the housing crisis
Homes created under PDRs are also more likely to be in places with little access to green spaces, or in places with less access to public transport – compared to properties built with planning permission.
How governments distract from social injustice by creating moral panics
Censorship and indoctrination diminish the possibilities for emancipatory change
Mick Jagger Can’t Always Get What He Wants—But London Needs What He Opposes
Mick Jagger once told the world, “You can’t always get what you want.” He was right. The wealthy and connected shouldn’t get to block homes for the most vulnerable. It’s time for London to get what it desperately needs: housing, hope, and progress.
Local elections haven’t been postponed, they’ve been cancelled. Here’s why this matters.
Councillors on lame-duck authorities will end up with six- or even seven-year terms. Meanwhile the people they serve will get no say on their performance
Labour hasn’t delivered growth or happiness. It needs an economic reset.
Successive governments have tailored economic and tax policies to impoverish the masses
How parliamentary petitions show our democracy is alive and well
'We should be proud to live in a country where our electorate can express discontent and our politicians listen.'