Tag Archives: The Guardian

Someone tell the Eurosceptics who’s standing up to the US over PRISM

By James Bloodworth | Published: June 13, 2013

As we blogged a few days ago, one of the things Eurosceptics are probably rather uncomfortable with at present is the fact that it’s the European Union which is acting as a bulwark against American attempts to snoop on the browsing habits of us Europeans.

Posted in Good Society | Also tagged Big Brother, eu commission, intelligence, matt yglesias, prism, Security, the european union, the state | 1 Response

How the European Union is saving us from Prism

By James Bloodworth | Published: June 11, 2013

In a piece for Slate magazine, Matt Yglesias has pointed out a potential problem for Eurosceptics on the back of the Prism surveillance scandal. Essentially, the European Union is acting as a bulwark against American attempts to snoop on the browsing habits of us Europeans.

Posted in Good Society | Also tagged Big Brother, eu commission, intelligence, matt yglesias, prism, Security, the european union, the state | 3 Responses

I believe in the state, but not the feral form that’s spying on us

By Guest | Published: June 11, 2013

Those who hate the state love leaks of the sort The Guardian has been publishing. They justify their ‘Big Brother’ view of all that is supposedly bad about government.

Posted in Good Society | Also tagged Big Brother, intelligence, prism, Security, the state | 2 Responses

Is school selection by house price really better than selection by ability?

By James Bloodworth | Published: June 3, 2013

The Guardian reports today that that a growing gap in household incomes and rising house prices have made England’s top state-funded comprehensive and academy schools more socially exclusive.

Posted in Public Services for All | Also tagged Children, house prices, more socially exclusive, schools | 4 Responses

The brighter side of famine

By James Bloodworth | Published: April 11, 2013

As we’ve been picking on the Daily Mail a lot recently, I thought it only fair that I should have a go at someone else today. With that in mind I decided to pick on the Guardian.

Posted in Left Foot Forward | Also tagged Cuba | 9 Responses

The Falkland Islanders have spoken: the world (and the left) must listen

By James Hallwood | Published: March 14, 2013

Ninety per cent of Falkland Islanders voted on their future and of those, 99.8 per cent voted for the islands to remain a British overseas territory. We must stand by the Falklands. They have spoken loud and clear, now the world, and the left, must listen

Posted in Left Foot Forward | Also tagged self determination, The Falkland Islands | 83 Responses

Osborne commits to ending tax avoidance, but I need convincing that he means it

By Guest | Published: February 18, 2013

The chancellor George Osborne has written in the Guardian that he is committed to ending tax abuse by multinational companies. He needs to show he means it.

Posted in Sustainable Economy | Also tagged George Osborne, tax avoidance | 13 Responses

The irrational madness of axing climate change from the curriculum

By Guest | Published: June 13, 2011

Tim Holmes responds to this morning’s Guardian article on the possibilty of climate change being dropped from the curriculum.

Posted in Sustainable Economy | Also tagged Climate Change, climate deniers | 29 Responses

The Broken of Britain: Six months on the road to justice

By Guest | Published: May 8, 2011

Kaliya Franklin reports on the battle so far for “The Broken of Britain” campaign in their struggle for justice and equality for people with disabilities.

Posted in Good Society | Also tagged BBC, Chris Grayling, David Cameron, Disability Living Allowance, Early Day Motion, MPs, National Insurance, PCC, The Broken of Britain, The House of Lords, The Scottish Parliament, Welsh Assembly | 36 Responses

The papers on AV: Optimistic, cynical, meditative, hysterical…

By Dominic Browne | Published: May 5, 2011

Dominic Browne gives a round-up of all the main papers’ opinions on the AV referendum, from the optimistic to the cynical, the meditative to the hysterical.

Posted in Left Foot Forward | Also tagged Alternative vote, AV, BNP, Communist, Conservatism, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Referendum, The Daily Mail, The Express, The Financial Times, The independent, the Mirror, The Telegraph, The Times | Comments closed

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