Transport for the north, of the north, and by the north
Both money and power should be devolved if the northern economy is to reach its full potential.
Public Services
Voters want public ownership – politicians need to listen
Two-thirds of the public believe energy should be in public ownership. Yet only one party mentions this as an option.
Last winter had lowest rate of excess deaths since records began
ONS figures show that although there was improvement from 2012/13, vulnerable people are still more likely to die in the winter.
Water privatisaton 25 years on: The good the bad and the ugly
An industry that was once owned by the government is now almost exclusively owned overseas by a few private investors.
Natalie Bennett: We have to ban zero-hours contracts
The Green Party’s leader put forward her views on education, pay and the NHS in a live debate with young voters.
The success of East Coast shows that another model can work. And that’s why it terrifies the government
The government has pressed ahead with privatisation of the East Coast Mainline precisely because of its success.
Two stark examples of the lack of appropriate mental health care for vulnerable mothers
Tania Clarence and Fiona Anderson received much attention from health and social workers, but neither received the mental health care that might have saved their children.
The greed of energy corporations results in thousands of deaths each year
Fuel poverty will end only when we bring our energy supply back under democratic control.
Boris plans to hit the most vulnerable young people with his cuts
The magnitude of the mayor’s proposed cuts is even more of an outrage than his tantrum at being exposed.
Grammar school pupils two-and-a-half times less likely to obtain elite degrees
A new study finds that private school pupils still have a monopoly over access to top universities.