We need to start taking social mobility seriously – the alternative is too grim to face
Despite the government’s many promises, not much has been done to tackle the social inequality spreading in Britain. Justin Madders MP writes.
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Natalie Bennett: The Universal Basic Income needs to be trialled across Britain ASAP
Scotland is now running trials on implementing a universal basic income. And the initiative should be rolled across Britain, Natalie Bennett writes.
Why we’re launching a movement for compassion in politics
In a world where extremism and division is on the rise, Matt Hawkins argues that kindness and cooperation are our strongest weapon against bigotry.
Why the new Code governing corporations isn’t worth the paper it’s written on
The Financial Reporting Council’s Code – released this week – would do nothing to stop collapses like Carillion or BHS.
The UK’s financial regulators are presiding over widespread corporate failure
The handling of scandals at leading banks show it’s time for a regulatory overhaul.
Interview with Professor David Nutt: People will die unless medical cannabis is legalised
Speaking to Left Foot Forward, the former chief drugs adviser restates his call for cannabis to be legalised – and suggests he could come back into the fold.
Just some of the times the Daily Mail’s Paul Dacre has made politics worse
Ten low-lights from the past few years.
The government’s ‘tough’ action on overseas tax dodging isn’t all it seems
The Tories are forcing overseas territories to publish who really owns companies. A welcome step – but it will do little on its own, writes accounting expert Prem Sikka.
We need to end the neoliberal love affair with all things tech – before it’s too late
This past few weeks has shown that while we can’t turn the clock back on enterprise and technology, we need to find new ways to keep the digital world in check.
Here’s how we’re stamping out sexual assault and harassment in London
There are a host of initiatives being launched across the city’s nighttime economy where sexual violence is most prevalent, writes London Assembly Member Len Duvall.