Transport poverty is real, pervasive and must be tackled
Liz Thorne, policy adviser at Sustrans, examines whether a family car is a necessity or is transport poverty the real issue.
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Two-thirds think the economy is “too harsh” on ordinary working people
Tomorrow, Stan Greenberg will publish new research examining people’s perceptions of whether the economy is harsh on ‘ordinary people’.
Will our golden summer bring about lasting change?
Shamik Das reports on post-Games polling on the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics from Channel Four and the British Future think tank.
Isolation in the elderly; facing up to the challenge
Vicki Purewal, Head of Nesta’s Centre for Challenge Prizes, writes about the challenge of combating isolation and loneliness amongst pensioners and the elderly.
For Labour, tackling inequality needs to be at the heart of the political agenda
Professor Kate Pickett writes about the new pamphlet, “Why Inequality Matters”, from the Centre for Labour and Social Studies (Class) and My Fair London.
Reshuffle: Housing: Shapps’s legacy, and the challenges facing Prisk
Kevin Gulliver looks at Grant Shapps’s legacy as housing minister and the challenges facing his successor Mark Prisk.
While the government are blaming everybody but themselves, Londoners are suffering
Londoners are suffering as the government blames everybody else for their economic mess, writes Labour’s City Hall Planning spokesperson Nicky Gavron.
Reshuffle: Transport and communities: Where next for the ‘greenest government ever’?
Richard Hebditch of the Campaign for Better Transport reflects on the reshuffle changes at the departments for communities and transport.
Nomination for most influential left-wing thinker 2011/12: Stella Creasy
Carl Packman MP nominates Stella Creasy as the most influential left-winger thinker 2011/12.
Austerity policies have increased the pressure on midwives
It is time to start valuing maternity care for the women worst affected.