Austerity: The Reality For People With A Learning Disability
Since 2010 successive governments have made it a priority to ‘clear up the financial mess left by Labour’ through a wide-ranging programme of cuts intended to reduce the deficit. As…
The housing crisis will not be solved by selling the homes of low-income families
In their much trumpeted Housing Strategy the Government promised to “get Britain building” but today their failed housing policies and a double-dip recession made in Downing Street have led us…
A Dummies’ Guide to Tackling Inequality
The results are in, and yes, you guessed it, the Chancellor failed to deliver an Autumn Statement that delivers for the poorest and tackles inequality. In fact, over all it…
The economics of Google’s tax
The row over Google’s tax settlement of just £130 million to cover the last ten years has become political. John McDonnell raised an urgent question on the issue on Monday,…
Labour rights to be TTIPed out?
Political Context Elections for the European Parliament saw strong gains for Eurosceptics here and on the continent arguing that membership of the EU has meant a loss of sovereignty of…
First 100 Days – Transforming Education
Transforming Education Prof Gemma Moss Gemma Moss is Professor of Education at the University of Bristol and President Elect of the British Educational Research Association. Any progressive government committed to…
The scale of the Coalition government’s ambition
Ed Davey’s announcement (on behalf of the government) on the eve of the Budget was a little breathless. All agog, he painted a picture to the BBC of cabinet ministers…
The benefit sanctions system is harming single parents and their children
Our report out yesterday, Single parents and sanctions, examines the impact that the sanctions regime is having on single parents, both those with a child under five who are on…
The Great British Regression: Brexit and Inequality
New economic modelling on wages spells pain for British workers with the proportion of people earning National Minimum Wage likely to double to 14% under Theresa May’s Brexit Agreement. This…
To Avert The Climate Crisis, Trade Unions And Climate Organisations Must Unite Under A Common Goal
As COP26 comes to a close, reflections on the success of the talks have been mixed. While some consider the conference to be a watershed – particularly with the surprise…
Making an everyday case for arts and culture
Why should there be public funding for the arts? What role does cultural participation play in people’s lives? There has been an ongoing policy debate about the value of the…