The Socialist Way
This is a critical juncture for the Labour Party as it prepares for the next General Election. It is arguably time to re-embrace the party’s democratic socialist tradition: based on…
Teaching Aspiration
Christine Blower Education is essential to fulfil the aspirations of the individual, but unless we also educate each other about building a society in which we all have the chance…
Brexit: What Is A Customs Union And Why Does It Matter?
This week, Theresa May is reportedly sitting down with her senior ministers to decide what the government actually wants from Brexit. But every week seems to throw up a new…
Obscene Rich List Highlights Inequalities
The annual publication of the annual Sunday Times Rich List always makes for uncomfortable reading. In the age of austerity it became akin to an obscene paean to inequality in…
Audio Recording – Beyond Fire Regulations: Housing and Inequality After Grenfell
Who or what is to blame for the Grenfell Tower fire? While we should rightly point fingers at unenforced fire regulations and local authority mismanagement, there are clearly also some…
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…