One in five MPs still employ a relative despite ban on practice for new members
The pay of MPs’ family members is on average £5,600 higher than other staff, raising obvious questions about nepotism.
Good Society
Crisis in local news deepens as seven London titles close
The National Union of Journalists is calling for an urgent public enquiry as local news-gathering and scrutiny is decimated.
Labour should support Tory reform of outdated and regressive gender law
We need a cross-party approach to amend the Gender Recognition Act and improve transgender rights in the UK
We can’t improve social mobility when working class children’s only inheritance is austerity
The government’s latest social mobility report fails to address core problems
Tuition fees architect says even Tories will turn against them thanks to vice-chancellors’ ‘cartel’
Cameron and Clegg accused of destroying Blair’s sensible scheme
Four in five people say they’re worried about NHS as medical leader warns the service is ‘running on fumes’
Union polling shows record dissatisfaction with healthcare
One year on, why is there still no clarity on the rights of EU citizens in the UK?
Vote Leave told us that there was no reason to worry about citizens’ rights
The Queen’s Speech said nothing about the future of social housing post-Grenfell
The government is offering no action on inequality
To commemorate the Grenfell victims, the Queen’s Speech should include massive investment in social housing
The disaster has become an emblem of Britain’s social failures
‘Youthful pessimism’ becoming the norm as half of young people say background determines life chances
Social mobility is getting worse for the young