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Occupy’s willingness to engage with, support, and be supported by establishment forces such as trade unions has shed some light on its dynamic persona.
Ros Baston explains why the coalition government’s Individual Electoral Registration plans are not the answer to electoral fraud.
The government’s flagship Regional Growth Fund has today been slammed by the National Audit Office, reports Left Foot Forward’s Kevin Meagher.
The roots of the co-operative movement lie in providing an alternative to unscrupulous providers; it was made for the fight against the energy oligopoly.
Watch former Tory shadow home secretary David Davis explain why the government’s Draft Comminications Bill (aka the “snoopers charter”) is wrong.
Former Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury Kitty Ussher writes about public services and the economy ahead of the Progress Annual Conference.
The Daily Telegraph has joined the ranks of the Daily Mail and Daily Express in exaggerating the costs of environmental regulations, reports Will Straw.
Will consumers make it worth employers’ investment in the Living Wage, by shifting their custom to those who pay decent wages?
IPPR North researcher Lewis Goodall reflects on the 2012 local election results in Northern England.
Arguments between advocates of social media regulation and open rights campaigners lack adequate legal or ethical foundations, writes Demos’s Carl Miller.
