Young greens: why the Green Party is increasingly popular with students
Bradley Allsop looks at why the Green Party is increasingly popular among young people.
Good Society
Would Jesus have been a Cameroon?
David Cameron told an audience last night that divine inspiration was at work when he came up with the concept of the Big Society. But would Jesus really have been a Cameroon?
Putting workers’ rights at the heart of international development
Jim Murphy is putting the issue of workers’ rights at the heart of international development.
Today we saw the Ed Miliband that people want to see
In pledging to unleash the potential of communities across our country, Ed Miliband looks like a prime minister in waiting, writes Richard Carr.
Eric Pickles needs a lesson in what secularism is (and isn’t)
Eric Pickles’s comments on ‘militant atheists’ belie an ignorance as to what secularism is, writes Matthew Broomfield.
Don’t cheer too loudly if Clegg gets a hammering in the Euro Elections
Labour should worry if Nick Clegg goes. The likelihood of a strong Lib Dem General Election performance would be greatly enhanced by a new – left-leaning – leader.
Hain calls for end to Troubles prosecutions
Former Northern Ireland secretary Peter Hain has argued that all crimes related to the troubles that have not yet been solved should be left like that.
Labour is not losing support because left-wing policies are unpopular: it’s losing support because they are
If Labour wants to reverse its declining poll ratings, it shouldn’t be trying to fight the Tories for the centre-right ground.
There might not be any red tape for Boris Johnson to cut, but securing London’s energy security matters
Faced with the prospect of a capacity crunch in energy supplies, the Mayor is content to sit back and write another column attacking renewables.
Robinson warns of ‘nuclear options’ on welfare
Northern Ireland’s first minister Peter Robinson has warned of “nuclear options” if Stormont doesn’t approve the Welfare Reform Bill.