Good Society
Shuffling the pack: do reshuffles affect poll ratings?
If they were hoping for a positive poll bounce from their reshuffles, most recent prime ministers will have been disappointed.
Surveillance bill: fear should never be used to push through new laws
Britain’s widespread surveillance is already broader than the majority of other European countries.
Tar sands provide an opportunity to show the EU as a force for good
The European Commission must ban the sale of tar sands crude oil in the EU.
‘Behind closed doors’ deal between government and insurance industry comes to light
Mesothelioma sufferers and their families must come before the profits of insurers.
The public are being left without a positive vision of the state
Disengagement from the state is aiding the rise of UKIP.
Labour must never turn its back on human rights
The left should highlight the ways human rights help ordinary people on a daily basis.