Good Society
Apprenticeship starts for young people fall by over 11,000 under coalition
Securing an apprenticeship is now twice as hard as getting a place at university.
A victory for the left as Germany adopts minimum wage
On July 3, Germany moved towards introducing a legally binding national minimum wage set at €8.5 an hour.
HGVs on Britain’s roads pay less than 40 per cent of the costs they impose on society
The government needs to reduce the costs resulting from lorry activities.
Tory ally convicted of race hate appointed to Civil Liberties committee
A Finnish MEP and ally of David Cameron with a criminal record for inciting racial hatred has been appointed to the Civil Liberties Committee of the European Parliament.
Coalition Britain: hungry children eating out of bins
Hungry children in Stoke-on-Trent have been rummaging through bins looking for something to eat.
The government’s overall objective should be simple: zero hunger
Food poverty is an extreme example of what happens when the welfare system breaks down.