Coffin-sized existence pods: Grandparent legacies to Generation Rent?
Is this what Theresa May had in mind in her conference speech last week when she called for government intervention to tackle the UK’s “dysfunctional” housing market? You couldn’t make…
Investment, Brexit & A Progressive Alternative
As Britain goes into a General Election to break the Brexit impasse, the economic effects of Brexit uncertainty have already taken its toll on private investment. Business investment is 1.2%…
Obesity and Inequality, Two Peas in a Pod?
This week saw new figures showing a rise in childhood obesity in Britain. On average, one child in every Year 6 classroom is severely obese and a further one in…
Fish out of Water: A Working Class Student in an Elite Institution
To the young people from working class backgrounds who are celebrating A-Level results, be proud, because you’ve won the fight against an education system that has been engineered to make…
With this budget, the Chancellor is taking us into unknown territory
George Osborne has often been described as the most political of chancellors. His economic strategy prior to the election consisted of fuelling a housing boom, whilst continuing with austerity policies…
We need a government that will fight for our future
Samantha Ritchie is speaking at the launch of our election guide on work, pay and unions, in Glasgow on Thursday 12 February. For the first time since trade unions began…
Health care isn’t a privilege, it is a fundamental human right
Transcript of the speech by Dr Kailash Chand OBE at Class Conference 2021: Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for your invitation to speak here with you today about a matter…
Putting inequality back on the centre-left agenda
In 2020, Professor Mike Savage published the Great British Class Survey. You might remember taking this quiz to find out which of the seven new classes in modern Britain you…
Fire Brigades Union Demands Action From Government
It is now over two years since the horrific fire at Grenfell Tower claimed the lives of 72 people and devastated a close-knit community in the heart of London. The…
The rollercoaster path of government spending on flood defence
In the media coverage of the flooding in Cumbria and Lancashire there has been some scrutiny of government spending on flood defence, with a claimed cut this year of around…
The importance of free museums in enriching our culture
The debate over whether entry to UK museums should be free for all has arisen again recently, in response to the news that local authority funding cuts (following the summer…