Is a minimum alcohol price now more likely?
The issus of alcohol abuse and minimum pricing for alcohol are back in the news after figures revealed Scots drink 20% more alcohol than the rest of the UK.
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UK prisoners ratio second only to US amongst G7 countries
As a new report calls on the prison population to be cut by a third, figures reveal Britain is second only to the US in its prisoners-per-population ratio.
The futility of terrorism-related stop-and-search
Following yesterday’s ruling that Section 44 of the Terrorism Act (2000) is illegal, we examine the impact of stop-and-search in the fight against terrorism.
Theresa May refuses to defend Thatcher on inequality
Bright Blue held their first public meeting on “Does inequality matter?” Theresa May was unwilling to defend her party’s record on inequality during the 1980s.
No escape for Cameron on importance of poverty
Cameron’s “parenting warmth” speech is misleading. Research indicates the clear role played by poverty in determining both life chances and the quality of parenting.
Lottery fund gives grant for research into autism hate crime
The news that hate crime towards autistic people will be the subject of a new £350,000 research programme will be welcomed by people with all disabilities.
Grayling seeks to emulate Irish Government’s “licence to kill” home defence bill
Shadow Home Secretary Chris Grayling has said the Conservatives would “look at” emulating the Irish Government’s new “licence to kill” household defence law.
Cameron’s “green housing” plan unpicked
The apparent depiction by Cameron of the £6,500 loan as a grant is either a serious misunderstanding or disingenuous politics; this is a debt, is not a grant.
Seeking a fairer distribution of power
New Labour think tank Demos release a video looking at power, ahead of their launch of a “power map” on Monday.
Prison policy should cut crime not costs
The announcement in the pre-Budget report that savings of £360 million will be sought by “outsourcing inefficient prisons” is symptomatic of the Government’s increasingly reactionary and haphazard approach to prison policy.