The two faces of the Tories on sport: Embracing the Games while closing swimming pools
Local Conservative councils are showing up the real Tory Olympic legacy – closing down swimming pools and building over green spaces.
Good Society
Taking on the energy giants: The co-operative insurgency gains ground
The roots of the co-operative movement lie in providing an alternative to unscrupulous providers; it was made for the fight against the energy oligopoly.
Davis lifts the lid on the Britain’s “secret courts” in Queen’s Speech debate
Watch former Tory shadow home secretary David Davis explain why the government’s Draft Comminications Bill (aka the “snoopers charter”) is wrong.
What is our common purpose?
Former Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury Kitty Ussher writes about public services and the economy ahead of the Progress Annual Conference.
Will consumers support Living Wage products and services?
Will consumers make it worth employers’ investment in the Living Wage, by shifting their custom to those who pay decent wages?
Making a # out of intelligence
Arguments between advocates of social media regulation and open rights campaigners lack adequate legal or ethical foundations, writes Demos’s Carl Miller.
Wales leads the world with plans to make councils provide routes for ‘active travel’
Sustrans Cymru’s Lee Waters writes about the Welsh government’s plans to place a legal duty on councils to provide a network of routes for ‘active travel’.
Free speech campaigners hail “major milestone” for libel reform in Defamation Bill
The Libel Reform campaign has said it is “delighted” with the government’s plans to introduce a Defamation Bill, outlined in the Queen’s Speech today.
Nine measures for a ‘big L’ liberal Queen’s Speech
CentreForum’s Tom Frostick outlines nine measures a “big L” liberal government would enact in a Queen’s Speech.
The fight to save school sport goes on
Tonight, Chelsea play Liverpool in the FA Cup Final at Wembley; the Olympics are just weeks away… but where are future sports stars going to come from.