Ambulance driving volunteers? Thanks, but no thanks
With a shaky history of patient support, the East of England Ambulance Trust is planning to bring in volunteers to drive emergency vehicles. Alex Mayer MEP gives the plan a red light.
Public Services
These figures reveal how the government has left social housing tenants behind
A year on from Grenfell, the Tories’ new Green Paper on social housing will barely cover the cracks when it comes to the growing precariousness faced by tenants.
Water should be owned by us all – and here’s why
Since being taken into private hands, water has been wasted, polluted, and become radically more expensive. So why is it not public once more? Linda Worden writes.
Our Education Secretary is ignoring the big picture when it comes to children’s development
Damian Hinds thinks screens are to blame for children struggling with speaking when they start school. But there are other factors at play.
Why it’s time for the Institute of Economic Affairs to be pulled off air
The BBC should ban think tanks from appearing on air unless they disclose their main sources of funding.
Order, order: Why the BBC must end its cuts to Parliamentary coverage
The end of the Daily Politics reflects sweeping cuts to the BBC’s political output. And while the Beeb isn’t perfect, it’s vital for democracy, writes Michelle Stainstreet.
Nationalise water industry without compensation, say campaigners
“If anything, the public should be compensated for what’s happened – it’s been an absolute disaster.”
After decades of following a failed economic model, we need to reshape the state
We have missed far too many opportunities to steer our economy in a positive direction. It’s time for the left to address the role of the state today, says Prof. Prem Sikka.
#PMQs: While the Tories laugh, Corbyn’s focus on bus services could be a big vote winner
The Labour leader played a very clever hand in PMQs today, by honing in on an issue Tory MPs know little about.
How privatising probation services has damaged our justice system
“It cannot be right for an individual to leave custody with £46 to last them a number of weeks, nowhere to live and no job.”