Faiza Shaheen: Johnson’s ‘build, build, build’ speech was a damp squib
It was mainly jingoistic rhetoric and uncosted ambitions.
Good Society
Natalie Bennett: Why are we rebuilding the economy on booze and fast fashion?
Shaky foundations – in more ways than one.
Still no tests for 685,000 “bottom of the pile” home carers
Five months on from the first UK coronavirus case – and still many carers don’t have tests.
Backlash grows against decision to abolish DfID
The Tory hardliners have got their way – but at what cost?
In the ruins of the Covid pandemic, we need Big Ideas more than ever
It’s time to be radical – and say ‘never again’ like we mean it.
Beware: The ‘Bring Back Failure’ team is back
How many former chancellors does it take to change an economy?
Unions welcome chancellor’s furlough announcement – but now ministers must plan for recovery
Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s plan for employers to start paying towards the cost of the coronavirus job retention scheme has been welcomed by unions, writes Tony Burke.
Why the Bank of England’s new bailout ‘conditions’ are nothing of the sort
Governments across the world are fudging it when it comes to the ‘strings attached’….
Our covid response should be led by doctors not counter-terror experts
Why not let Public Health England dictate the coronavirus response?
History suggests the UK may be about to see a surge in xenophobia
The left must be prepared to fight a rising tide of prejudice after this pandemic. Pictured: A Spanish flu ward.