Baroness Jenkin is the wrong target for our outrage over food poverty
We shouldn’t let press hysteria distract us from the real problems with the UK food industry.
Good Society
Childcare is no panacea when it comes to getting women into work
Policy on childcare continues to promote a conservative view of women’s roles in the home and labour market. It’s time for a new approach.
Millions are at risk of hunger – ministers must acknowledge the scale of the crisis
We must imagine a future without food banks.
Ignore Farage and worry about the real breastfeeding scandal
Breastfeeding rates are low in Britain and the mothers who are least likely to breastfeed are the poorest and least supported.
Labour’s Digital Government Review should kickstart delivery of the digital state
This digital transition is going to be uncomfortable for many of us.
How the UK’s abortion debate was revived
Scottish devolution and questions about free speech have prompted a resurgence of one of our oldest ethical debates.
We need positive measures to counter online extremism
There is an absence of counter-speech initiatives by the UK government to challenge the jihadist narrative.
Knee-jerk legislation is not the answer to Islamist extremism
Rushed legislation is effective only in so far as it is immediate – it cannot tackle the underlying causes of crime.
The government seems intent on taking transport policy back to the 1980s
A road-building policy that encourages more and more cars onto the roads is not in our interests.
We need real action to ensure fair treatment for London’s private renters
Boris Johnson’s soft touch approach to regulation leaves London’s renters at the mercy of landlords.