As huge swathes of Britain are beggared and left bewildered by the upheavals and moralising that we have already endured, and placated by scapegoating of the poor and other groups like immigrants, Labour must dig deep to set things straight.
Britain’s Coalition Government has announced further cuts to benefits and social services. But while it demonises those out of work, where is its strategy for jobs?
Normal 0 The British government's new policy of cutting re-offending rates by introducing a crude payment-by-results won't work. There should be many markers of success. Rahila Gupta watched Jen Joseph and Carrie Rock performing in Phyllida Lloyd's production of Julius Caesar
Just as it is not an inherent feature of the financial system to work against society, it need not be the case that it discriminates against women. A flourishing group of financial cooperatives and mission driven banks are leading the way in showing how
No woman, no matter what her immigration status, should have to choose between violence in her country and violence in Britain, says Anna Musgrave
Pregnant women in the UK are reporting blatant cases of unfair – and unlawful – treatment. Basic health and safety measures are refused, leaving women to choose between remaining in an unsafe working environment or leaving their job
Comedy and social media are targeting Britain's Page 3 culture. With Lord Leveson's inquiry lashing the tabloid press for 'reckless prioritising' of sensation, now is the time for activists is to reach out beyond the middle class Twittersphere says Kirsty Styles
New immigration rules in the UK enforce the power of abusive employers over migrant domestic workers. It is a lack of respect for human dignity that will tear apart the fabric of our society, not migration, says Jenny Moss
The incursion of the military into the British education system will mean that alternatives to war and peaceful ways of resolving conflict will be more difficult for young people to explore. In the long term we will all pay a heavy price, says Emma Sangster.
Resistance to viewing women as a homogenous block can all too often provide politicians with an excuse to ignore women altogether. Women hold half the electorate’s voting power: which party will be brave enough to reach out for their vote at the next General Election?
Feminism appears to be back with a vengeance in the UK. Kirsty Styles reports from the UK Feminista lobby of Parliament, and asks how long it will take before the f-word that really rings true in our society is 'fairness'
Jobs are disappearing in the UK, wages are dropping, and there is a shocking absence of political debate about the changing nature of work and the disappearance of full-time secure employment.
