It is apparently acceptable for Brigitte Bardot to spend decades whipping up racial hatred and still be celebrated as a national icon, perhaps helped by glamour, distance, and nostalgia. But it is unacceptable for Gary Lineker to voice contemporary moral objections to cruelty and injustice.
As ever, responsibility for this alleged civic misery was pinned on a single figure – Sadiq Khan.
Stonewall’s corporate donations more than halved over the past year.
Why did the PM miss so many opportunities to act on the allegations against the banking giant?
Labour and Liberal Democrat spending plans would see the economy grow at a quicker rate than under the Conservatives
Giving people more power has always been a central principle of the Labour party
New research suggests that 160,000 care workers are being paid below the minmum wage
Tax avoidance can have a devestating social cost. We shouldn’t be afraid of pointing that out
Extended paternity leave and invigoration of Sure Start centres will allow more flexibility for families
The education select committee has undermined the entire basis of the coalition’s education policy
ISIS draws on legitimate Sunni fears of Iran, argue Michael Weiss and Hassan Hassan in a new book
As with NHS funding, the government’s claims on staffing require close scrutiny
The world’s richest man has a solution to Africa’s hunger problem – and it’s not a good one
