Progressive Politics is dying, and unless Charlie Kennedy and Diane Abbott can pull a very surprised rabbit from a hat, not a single party shows any inclination in making this country a fair and decent place to live.
Britain landed one of the top two EU jobs last night as Baroness Catherine Ashton became EU high representative for foreign and security policy and promised to pursue a strategy of “quiet diplomacy“. Belgian PM, Herman Van Rompuy, becomes Counciltest
It is vital for the left to look closer at how the lack of women councillors across the UK is limiting substantive progressive policies, writes Felice Southwell.
Is a justice system even just if ordinary people cannot access it? Shadow Justice Secretary Richard Burgon MP discusses the Tories’ new Civil Liability Bill.
When does ‘volunteering’ become ‘exploitation’? The Greens must start putting their principles into practice.
Rapid reactions to George Osborne’s budget from charities, think-tanks, trade unions and political parties
But UK-born people are more likely to claim jobseekers’ allowance
Disabled and jobless people were referred to as “lying, thieving, bastards” by a major Work Programme contractor, the BBC’s Panorama revealed last night.
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions continues to use misleading figures on the growth of disability benefit claims to underpin his case for reform.
Shamik Das looks back at the week’s politics, including the ‘granny tax’, the latest unemployment stats, the London Mayoral elections and more.
