England does mean something – and it’s in Labour’s interests to define it
English politicians can learn something from the Scottish example of devolution, writes Richard Carr.
Good Society
The coalition is slowly terminating the social contract
We need to talk about our rights as members of the public rather than letting corporations define them, writes Matt Hawkins.
Behind the headlines: Is it really a ‘shock’ drop in violent crime?
Have we really witnessed a dramatic fall in violent crime because young people have stopped binge drinking? asks James Bloodworth.
We’re failing to win the argument on human rights
It’s not just that we’re denied space to make the argument, it’s that we’ve failed to make a convincing case for human rights, argues Andrew Noakes.
Voters in England want devolution too
With the Scottish independence argument hotting up, it’s important that the issue of devolution in England is not overlooked, writes Neil Foster.
The mansion tax: how to make it work for Londoners
By introducing a mansion tax based on the last sale price of a property, rather than the current market value, the tax would hit only those who could afford to pay it, writes Tom Copley.
Cameron’s Christianity is sanitised and shallow
Jesus’ instruction to love thy neighbour is the opposite of a politically convenient message, writes Simon Ravenscroft.
A radical new direction for the NUS?
The logic of a radical vision for democratic education is winning students over, writes James Elliott.
Religiously selective schools criticised by the Office of the Children’s Commissioner
A new report has criticised religiously selective faith schools over their complex admissions rules.
Britain’s sharia councils and secular alternatives
The secular legal system can uphold the rights of minority women forced to conform to patriarchal religious laws, writes Lejla Kuric.