Good Society
The challenges ahead in raising living standards
The Resolution Foundation's Commission on Living Standards launched this morning, tasked with improving the lives of people on low-to-middle incomes, reports Shamik Das.
February 2011
Searchlight’s ‘Fear and Hope’ paints a fascinating and concerning picture
Searchlight, the group behind the anti-BNP 'HOPE not hate' campaign, have today published Fear and HOPE, a report examining British attitudes towards culture and identity in the 21st century.
Baroness Williams hits out at NHS reforms
Senior Lib Dem peer Shirley Willimas has said she can't support the government's NHS reforms, calling the scale of the reforms "too great" and leaving "too many questions unanswered".
Miliband to warn of “cost of living crisis”
Ed Miliband will warn this morning of a "cost of living crisis" at the launch of the Resolution Foundation's Commission on Living Standards, reports Shamik Das.
54 years on from Mao’s “hundred flowers speech”, China remains unfree
Liu Xiaobo is undoubtedly one of those flowers that Mao beckoned from the ground and like his predecessors, he too was weeded out. Yet as any gardener is aware, some plants will not be eradicated, writes Kate Allen, director of Amnesty UK.
Hammersmith horror: Community funding cuts from The Usual Suspects
Kevin Meagher takes a look at the savage cuts being implemented by Tory-run Hammersmith Council, which faced protests from the Save EMA campaign today.