Who are Britain’s ‘Angry White People’?
Hsiao-Hung Pai’s new book unflinchingly explores what the far right tells us about British politics and society
Good Society
Queen’s Speech: Counter-extremism strategy must uphold progressive values
David Cameron’s muscular liberal approach to combatting extremism should ring alarm bells
Queen’s Speech: The Tories may promise equality but their cuts still punish the poor
While the government calls itself progressive, equality of opportunity requires redistribution of wealth
Three quarters of UK women have experienced harassment in cities
New research highlights widespread gender-based violence and harassment in cities around the world
Queens Speech: Tories will push home ownership whatever the cost
The Housing Act allows social housing to wither on the vine, consigning social tenants to the precariat
Welcoming refugees pays economic dividends, if they’re allowed to work
A new report recommends getting refugees into work quickly, coupled with high investment
Nigel Farage quotes head of Europol, gets contradicted by head of Europol
In a heated debate, Farage was repeatedly slammed for his comments on immigration and diversity
The EU ‘has played a crucial role in promoting LGBT rights’
Ian McKellen has celebrated the EU’s record of preventing anti-LGBT discrimination
Tory plans will hand universities to the market. Students should fight back.
Higher education is a social good, not a commodity
Gove’s prison reform plan blames individuals and ignores structures
To solve the problems facing the prison system, look at the bigger social picture