Why we need morality in our politics more than ever
“The more politics looks like a form of management rather than an engine of positive and morally desirable change, the more energy it will lose.”
Columnists
Rabid Conservative-led NIMBYism is destroying opportunities for locals
The likes of Susan Hall and NIMBY council’s, such as Harrow and Croydon, are what is holding our country back
Private equity is predatory capitalism with a long trail of destruction
There won’t be enough money to contain the tsunami caused by private equity collapse. Yet there is no move to shackle private equity.
The Sad Ignorance of the Planning System has been on full display recently
The level of politics currently rotting the UK planning system is destroying housing supply
Let Thames Water go bust: It’s time to bring water back into public ownership
England’s privatised water companies are an example of vulture capitalism
Labour must talk about the day-to-day lack of control that so many feel
Labour will need to connect with voters’ deep sense of lacking control and demonstrate how a Labour government will allow them to ‘take back control’ of their everyday lives.
Paul Nowak: Conservative attacks on the right to protest threaten free speech, free assembly and open democracy
‘The threat to protest and the undermining of the right to strike raise questions about the UK’s commitment to open democracy’
The Labour Party must not follow Tory economic policies
Labour is counting on the unpopularity of the Conservative Party to catapult it into power but in the absence of specific policies and failure to improve quality of life, electoral goodwill will quickly evaporate.
Nimbyism on Wandsworth council shows why we need planning reform
Housing delayed is, after all, housing denied
Wera Hobhouse MP: International Women’s Day 2024 might be behind us, but we should not put women’s rights in the rear-view mirror
The significance of achieving a 50:50 Parliament is not simply about numbers.