Nominate your worst example of outsourcing
Unison are inviting nominations for the all new ‘Wolfie Awards’ – focusing on waste and service failure caused by the outsourcing of public services.
Good Society
How can Labour win over aspirational voters?
With one year to go until the General Election, Left Foot Forward asked a selection of leading left-wing influencers what Labour can do to attract so-called aspirational voters.
Labour’s crusade for care workers is vital, but it must come clean on ‘clock-watch care’
Between 160,000 and 220,000 care workers are unlawfully paid less than the minimum wage.
The UK is behind the curve on digital democracy
As well as making voting easier, technology can also enrich debate.
Miliband must improve his personal ratings if he wants to be prime minister
Ed Miliband’s poor personal ratings will eventually catch up with the party, as we’re starting to see in the polls.
The left must confront the EU’s shortcomings and offer an alternative
Democratisation of Europe has to be front and centre of a progressive vision.
The Tories want to ban strikes without 50% turnout, yet they accuse others of class war
If you are simultaneously bashing the unions and slashing welfare, you’re also not in the best position to accuse others of conducting class war.
How legal aid cuts will hit politicians locally
Christopher Sykes looks at how cuts to legal aid could impact local politicians.
Do Miliband’s plans for Generation Rent go far enough?
The shortcomings of such light-touch reforms are plain, writes Rob Edwards.
If the Sajid Javid wants to make culture accessible to ordinary people, he should get tough with ticket touts
Touts are pricing people out of live entertainment, writes James Bloodworth.