The Week in Washington: Outrage over fed surveillance claims, concerns for immigration reform and more
Larry Smith’s weekly round up of American politics.
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Is school selection by house price really better than selection by ability?
The Guardian reports today that that a growing gap in household incomes and rising house prices have made England’s top state-funded comprehensive and academy schools more socially exclusive.
The Great Gatsby holds up a mirror to the illusions of austerity Britain
In the mirror that The Great Gatsby holds up to 1920s America, we can see a reflection of our own illusions. We need to acknowledge them before we can deal with some of our most deep-rooted social problems.
Occupy Zionism! Stav Shaffir on the new politics of patriotism and protest
Stav Shaffir was in conversation with Alan Johnson of ‘Fathom: for a deeper understanding of Israel and the region’
We must resist the privatisation of aid
The evidence for privatising aid is thin. So let’s at least have the debate before subjecting millions of people in the global south to free market experiments.
Cameron can’t ‘give the aid budget to MoD’ because he can’t change the law
David Cameron told reporters this week that he would be open to the idea of aid money being spent on military peacekeeping operations. The prime minister won’t be able to fill gaps in the defence budget with aid money, however, because the law won’t allow it.
Comment: Constitution deadlock may derail meaningful American gun reform
Caroline Mortimer looks at the constitutional complexities that hinder the moral arguments for gun control in the wake of a series of tragedies.
Merry Christmas! Here are the best reads of 2012
Merry Christmas all! With the new year approaching fast, IPPR director Nick Pearce rounds up the best reads of 2012.
Olympic legacy? What legacy? Yet another Gove attack on school sport
Michael Gove was attacked by Labour today for “actively damaging school sport” for the delay in the unveiling of a new £100 million school sport policy.
When even Nick Griffin looks down on UKIP’s Dr. Death, Farage knows he’s in trouble
Even Nick Griffin has criticised UKIP candidate Geoffrey Clark’s extreme views on euthanasia for the elderly and forced abortions for disabled babies.