All parties must spell out how we will deliver world class education
While many other countries, including the emerging economies, recognise the value of investing more in public education, the UK is in danger of falling behind.
Public Services
Rail fares rise by 250% since privatisation
Some rail fares in Britain have risen by as much as 250 per cent since British Rail was privatised, according to research by the TSSA transport union.
Five reasons the Royal Mail should never have been privatised
Poor value for money is not the only reason to lament the passing of Royal Mail into private hands.
Hospital parking charges should be abolished in England, too
Hospitals should be properly funded through general taxation, not propped up by a tax on the sick.
The government would be foolish to keep ignoring teaching assistants
Market obsessives and state haters have led the backlash against teaching assistants.
Tories pledge to end free prescriptions in Scotland
The Scottish Conservatives has called for free prescriptions to be abolished in order to finance an extra 1,000 new nurses and midwives north of the border.
The government has once again shown its contempt for NHS staff
Average NHS workers have had a 10 per cent real terms pay cut since this government came to power in 2010.
Police scandal and reform: can we break out of more of the same?
We should abandon the idea that the police alone keep us safe from crime and that everything else must defer to that goal.
A final chance to defeat the hospital closure clause
The TUC is calling on MPs to oppose the government’s ill-thought out hospital closure clause.
Labour must gain power so we can give it away
Labour needs to show it is serious about public service reform.