May 2011
Fighting for the NHS gear stick – is it forward or reverse?
Another week, another campaign victory against the coalition’s reform plans - this time it is saving the NHS Cancer Networks; Trevor Cheeseman investigates.
Clegg may be soft-pedaling on tackling competition in NHS bill
Nick Clegg has not demanded the role of competition in Lansley's health bill to be changed, only the appearence that there is a "dogmatic obsession with it".
Too many on the Left are continuing to promote Islamist extremists
The Left must not allow a proud history of anti-fascism to be hijacked by alliances with Islamists, which won't help victims of bigotry, reports George Readings.
Press should have advance warning of super injunctions, say judges
Journalists should be given advance warnings of applications for injunctions or super injunctions, a report by the nation's top judges recommended today.
The Queen’s visit is as much about Britain’s past as Ireland’s
Kevin Meagher looks at the history of Anglo-Irish relations and why this week's visit has been more about Britain coming to terms with it than Ireland.
Cameron can’t build the Big Society on mass unemployment
The massed ranks of unemployed people will not provide the country with an army of Big Society volunteers. Instead, if things continue as they are, they will become increasingly isolated, both from the world of work and from their communities.