Policy Exchange owes the North an apology
As long as Policy Exchange advocate and promote policies to the clear detriment of Northerners, and do not apologise for the past, they won’t deserve a hearing.
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Lords a tweeting and amending: Labour in the Lords is on the map
Jos Bell looks at Labour’s crusading peers in the House of Lords, fighting harder for a fairer future and holding the coalition to account.
Comment: This government just doesn’t understand the North
Following the appointment of Dr Tim Leunig, Kevin Meagher writes about how the coalition government – Lib Dems as well as Tories – don’t understand the North.
We need a Teach First scheme for frontline children’s social work
Josh MacAlister, a teacher, a researcher at IPPR and a Teach First ambassador; argues for a Teach First scheme for children’s social work.
Lab 2012: Time for a fundamental rethinking of housing strategy
There’s a growing recognition housing is a priority not just to meet a pressing social need, but also as a key element of a growth strategy.
Labour warn against BIS’s plans to “abolish Equalities Commission by stealth”
This week Chuka Umunna has written to his opposite number Vince Cable to express his and Labour’s opposition to further reform of the Equality Commission.
When it comes to planning reform, Osborne should take a look at his own backyard first
Kevin Meagher examines the hypocrisy in the George Osbrone’s new planning permission policy, advising the devil is in the detail.
When will the Police learn to admit their mistakes?
In a week in which the truth behind Hillsborough has been revealed and apologised for, the police has a lot to make up for. Yet this week begins with the fact that PC Simon Harwood has admitted to ‘discrediting’ thetest
The Mental Health Bill is an improvement
Currently, legislation is going through parliament to ensure that those who have had mental health problems will be able to stand for parliament. This is a sign of how attitudes towards mental health issues are improving over time. However ittest
Time to act to safeguard the Olympic legacy
What can London 2012 learn from past games in maintaining a healthy, successfully and economically sound legacy?