July 2010
Debunking the right’s attacks on The Spirit Level
In recent weeks three separate pamphlets have been published which take issue with the research and the analysis of Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett’s widely acclaimed book ‘The Spirit Level: why equality is better for everyone’.
Politics Summary: Monday, July 19th
The prime minister will finally launch his 'Big Society' in a speech in Liverpool today, announcing the "biggest redistribution of power from elites in Whitehall to the man and woman on the street".
Five-year fixed terms put UK out of step with rest of the democratic world
The Coalition's plans for five-year fixed term parliaments put the UK out of step with most fixed term Parliaments in the democrat world. The most common length of a fixed term parliament is four years, with some nations - like Mexico - going to the country every three years.
Let’s hope the World Cup really was the beginning of a better future for South Africa
Our guest writer is Mark Beacon, campaigns manager for Action for Southern Africa (ACTSA), the successor organisation to the Anti […]
Progressive Conservatives present the “mutual executive”
The Institute of Government recently played host to a panel of Conservatives, more infamously/famously known (depending on which side of the fence you sit) as the Red Tories.
Cruddas makes pitch for chair as he sets out Labour’s “journey of change”
Labour must put community, organisation and compassion at the heart of its policies if it is to prevent the Coalition from keeping the party out for the next decade, Jon Cruddas has said today.