Brexit & Foreign Policy
Is China slowly killing off the death penalty?
Amnesty UK's Clare Bracey reports on the Chinese government's tentative steps towards removing the death penalty.
March 2011
Osborne needs to set clear objectives that meet real social needs
we need to recognise that driving industrial transformation is about more than vaguely demanding GDP growth, but of setting clear objectives that meet real social needs, writes James Meadway of the new economics foundation.
Boris’s transport boasts are pure piffle
London’s transport network is already a mess, crippled on a daily basis by delays and much more expensive than it was only a few years ago, writes Rob Jenks of Together for Transport.
Universities fail the teacher test
Sally Hunt, general secretary of the University and College Union, reviews a new report on the benefits of having more academics on university boards.
Clarke’s legal aid axe cuts our rights not the deficit
Justice Select Committee Karl Turner MP explains how cuts to legal aid will cut our legal rights and not the deficit.
No easy path to democracy for Syria
Shashank Joshi analyses the Syrian protests and the power politics behind the regime.