Big Society message is too vague to unlock our “hidden wealth”
The RSA’s Dr Jonathan Rowson analyses prime minister David Cameron’s Big Society concept, how it works and where it falls short in unlocking our “hidden wealth”.
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Healey: “Cameron is a PR man looking for a PR answer”
Shadow health secretary John Healey criticised the prime minister today over the government’s response to its own NHS plans, reports Left Foot Forward’s Shamik Das.
Health bill’s competition clauses are tantamount to privatisation
Should full-blown competition be introduced into the NHS we may see consequences that are tantamount to privatisation is all but name, writes Prateek Buch.
President Obama’s state visit: Round-up from America
A round-up of the coverage so far from America on Barack Obama’s state visit to the UK.
Obama/Cameron love-in comes unstuck over cuts
The splits between President Obama and David Cameron over the scale of their respective deficit reduction plans were exposed at the joint press conference today.
Hain: Help us build a modern, outward-facing progressive party
Labour’s Peter Hain, chair of the Refounding Labour project, invites Left Foot Forward readers to help “rebuild a progressive political party fit for our time”.
Cameron falls down on his economic balancing act
The majority of British manufacturers said in a recent poll that David Cameron’s government have the wrong strategy on rebalancing the economy.
Cameron’s Big Society fiddling while volunteering burns
Matching his rhetoric to the reality – Left Foot Forward’s Dominic Brown looks at how the real legacy of David Cameron’s big society is shaping up.
Cameron, Clarke, Dorries, Willetts… The Tories keep screwing up on gender equality
Why is it that Conservatives have such a problem with gender equality and women’s issues? The last two months alone have featured a litany of misteps by Tories.
Education for all: A global imperative
While Liam Fox is angry about British money helping the poorest nations, Gordon Brown has launched a report highlighting why development aid is so important.