"They were careless. They smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together and let…
09 Aug, 2016
Public Services
24 Jul, 2016
Bus by Penny Pepper
Bus by Penny Pepper http://www.pennypepper.co.uk On the bus Boris bus dirty bumpy horrid bus. There’s a trolley in the crip space – see the child, snotty faced – bullish buggy…
23 May, 2016
Universal Basic Income: An idea whose time has come?
Howard Reed and Stewart Lansley discuss the growing demands for a UBI and how it could be introduced in the UK. You can read and download the full piece here or see below…
17 May, 2016
Centre for Welfare Reform seeks Parliamentary Inquiry on Social Care
The Centre for Welfare Reform and its allies have, for some time, been concerned with the state of social care in the UK. This is not just a matter of…
20 Apr, 2016
Tax justice and creative activism: an interview with Natasha Adams
This article first appeared on openDemocracyUK Since the global financial crisis, tax justice has been rising up the political agenda. In the context of austerity, reporting on corporate and…
07 Apr, 2016
Close the achievement gap – treat education as an investment
Despite New Labour’s investment in education, and the gains made by the London Challenge, the achievement gap remains. A flurry of calls for new measures from Nick Clegg and Tristram…
01 Apr, 2016
Buses – the Key Issue
One of the most insidious trends of postwar Britain has been the transformation of the car from a toy for rich people to the dominant feature of our environment. This…
16 Mar, 2016
Taking social inclusion seriously?
The largest excluded minority is seldom mentioned in political debates. It consists of around one third of people in the world, one fifth in the UK, and almost one half…
11 Feb, 2016
Why I have removed my backing for an NHS commission
This article originally appeared on openDemocracy: Our NHS Any meaningful cross-party discussion about the future of our NHS ought to be an opportunity to fully explore reinstating it as a…
02 Feb, 2016
Response to Compass’ draft strategy 2016-18
This Compass document is written in the tone of mediation and optimism that has characterised Compass work, and has been a major element of its attraction and effectiveness. While I…
21 Jan, 2016
What the NHS needs: just EU average funding – and a pinch of dynamite
This article first appeared on the Guardian The numbers are gobsmacking, when spelt out in today’s Guardian/King’s Fund research. They expose how much money is missing from the NHS. As…
11 Jan, 2016
Trident: An extremely expensive symbol
In the looming Labour Party debate over Trident the loudest voices are likely to be twofold. On the one hand will be those taking a fundamental moralistic objection to any…