Whose responsibility is it to engage citizens in democracy?
‘All the evidence seems to suggest that the UK Government believes it has very little responsibility in encouraging citizens to vote.’
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Paul Nowak: We can end the Tory ‘doom loop’ of economic stagnation by investing in public services
‘Cuts have consequences – but so does investment.’
A Tory witch hunt for MPs held responsible for ousting Johnson?
Has a purge of the Tory ‘moderates’ begun, and how will the Brexit ultras respond to Sunak’s post-Brexit Northern Ireland deal?
Families deserve better than Family Hubs
Family Hubs aren’t Sure Start, and we should be bold enough to call out their inadequacies.
The rise of the fake (right-wing) journalist
Matt Hancock has proven yet again to be the scapegoat, but it’s those turning the right-wing media cog who are arguably the bigger villains.
Paul Nowak: ‘Unions will stand firm in our defence of the right to strike for every worker’
‘The right to strike is a fundamental British freedom. Strikes are what won workers the 8-hour working day and equal pay for women.’
Why do the right hate everything that’s good about Britain?
Not content with taking us out of Europe, the anti-EU right-wing forces in Britain have set their sights on some of our most cherished institutions.
The right-wing takeover of Britain’s media
With a handful of Conservative-supporting billionaires controlling most of the country’s national newspaper industry, the BBC in the firing line of the Tory right, the arrival of two openly reactionary broadcasters, and the launch of more right-wing populist news websites, Britain’s media is shifting further to the right.
Voices on the Left: 5 blogs from the left you need to read this week
A roundup of news on the left…
Here’s why the government’s anti-strike legislation will fail
‘In fast-tracking the Bill, the beleaguered Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is resuscitating the ghost of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’