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Video: Glenda Jackson MP demolishes Iain Duncan Smith
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The key to reducing inequality? Stronger trade unions
The widening gap between rich and poor reflects a decline in trade union power, so argue the authors of the bestselling book The Spirit Level.
Public supports tax rise to pay for NHS
Most people would pay more in tax if it meant safeguarding the NHS, according to a new ComRes poll for the Independent.
The forced marriage ban: will it work?
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Child protection services saved from privatisation – let’s build on this victory
The government’s about-face shows that we can make the case for public services run for people over profit.
Which party can close the living standards gulf for low-earning families?
Recovery alone will not restore lost ground facing low-earning parents – the parties need to ensure the worst off feel the benefit of growth.
The NHS may not survive another Tory government
If the Tories win the 2015 election the left’s worst fears about the NHS may be realised.