I warned Boris that his policies would lead to more cycling deaths
Roads in London are safer than they were twelve years ago, but they have become more dangerous since Boris was elected.
Good Society
It’s never been more fashionable to demonise social housing tenants
If there is a ‘dependency culture’ it exists in the banking and privatised utility sectors.
Why is the government trying to turn new mums into cash cows?
The announcement yesterday of a pilot scheme to entice new mothers in Sheffield and Chesterfield with the promise of £200 of shopping vouchers if they breastfeed their babies for 6 months is barely credible.
Bedroom Tax Debate: Emily Thornberry MP highlights a glaring inconsistency
Why are pensioners exempt from this policy while disabled people are not?
Hong Kong: no free market paradise
Hong Kong is often cited by the right as an example of the success of free markets. Look beneath the surface, however, and things aren’t quite so rosy.
John Major is right – but the problem isn’t only private schools
John Major is right to talk about the dominance of ex-private school pupils in public life. The problem is bigger than that, though.
Convicted in Bangladesh – what it means in the UK
This week one of Britain’s most prominent Muslim leaders was found guilty of war crimes during Bangladesh’s war of independence from Pakistan in 1971.
The coalition effect: Lib Dems receive just 18 votes in council byelection
The Liberal Democrats have received just 15 votes in a council byelection in the Kingswood ward in Corby after the sitting councillor stepped down due to health problems.
Challenging Tory attacks on education can boost Labour’s support
It is by offering a progressive economic alternative to austerity that Labour can best reach out to a broad coalition of voters.
Union member privacy is still under threat from the lobbying bill
The only conclusion is that this part has a hidden agenda to do with union affiliation to the Labour Party.