The progressive case against the face veil
If opposition to the face veil is bigoted then my grandmother and great-aunt are bigots for describing their own experience of wearing the burqa in the 1930s and 40s as “physical and mental slavery”.
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A rather interesting Red Ed. (On Miliband’s 2013 conference speech)
This was a speech more about crowd-pleasing, with some of the crowd thankfully way outside the hall, barely aware of him or it.
Why Thatcher’s children are key to Labour’s future
If Labour is to win in 2015, it will need to win over 25 to 44 year olds.
Budget hits the pause button on Scotland
Scotland’s finance secretary John Swinney yesterday published the Scottish government’s budget for 2014/15 and 2015/16.
Education is the key to addressing climate change
Climate change is now back in the UK geography curriculum after indications from education chief Michael Gove it would be left out
Look Left: The Comprehensive Spending Review, fracking and (yet more) rape apologism
James Bloodworth looks back at the week’s politics, including our progressive, regressive and evidence of the week.
‘Enough is enough’ – Wales’s message to Osborne
In the latest instalment of Labour’s on-going expectation’s management effort to level with the public about what it can and can’t achieve in such a difficult financial environment, Carwyn Jones who, as first minister of Wales remains the leader of the only Labour government in the country, has warned of further cuts to come to unprotected budgets.
The Week in Washington: Outrage over fed surveillance claims, concerns for immigration reform and more
Larry Smith’s weekly round up of American politics.
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.