Your say on high pay: The campaign against excessive executive pay
Annie Powell of Fair Pensions writes about the “Your say on high pay” campaign against excessive executive pay.
Good Society
The Salvation Army, stepping in to help those who have the least
With discussion of the voluntary sector’s role in welfare provision rife, one writer examines the work of the Salvation Army, and the difficulties it faces.
On tobacco packaging, the answer is plain
Along with others, Cancer Research UK is trying to make sure the tobacco industry’s fears are realised with their “The Answer Is Plain” campaign.
Newham, Stoke, ‘social cleansing’ and economic growth
Kevin Gulliver reports on the housing crisis in the UK, and its role in yesterday’s negative growth figures, dragged down by the construction contraction.
A Mayor for Newcastle is a chance “to sit at the same table as the Scots and the Cockneys”
Amanda Ramsay reports on the debate on an elected Mayor for Newcastle, ahead of the referendum on May 3rd.
The left and right of happiness
The persistence of David Cameron’s happiness agenda has undermined the left, providing an illusion of progress while infuriating neoliberals, says Craig Berry.
Responses to gang culture: The need for localised strategies
Youth crime remains endemic in deprived urban areas. Communities must develop inclusive, youth-led strategies to tackle the gangs, writes a Labour councillor.
Elected mayors offer “greater visibility, accountability and coordinative leadership”
An influential new report says mayors can offer “greater visibility, accountability and co-ordinative leadership as well as re-enchanting the body politic”.
Gulf between asylum and benefit support leaves thousands of children in severe poverty
The gap between asylum support and mainstream benefit rates is leaving thousands of children in severe poverty, new analysis from The Children’s Society shows.
Cameron’s attack on philanthropists is the latest nail in the Big Society coffin
David Cameron’s latest attack on philanthropists has put another nail in the coffin of the Big Society, writes shadow Cabinet Office minister Gareth Thomas MP.