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Bringing it home
13 April 2015
In December, politicians, campaigners and diplomats will come together in Paris for the latest in a series of UN negotiations aimed at tackling the world’s greatest collective challenge: how to catalyse action on climate change. But whether or not these...
Continue ReadingKeys to the kingdom: Towards a more connected politics
13 April 2015
If there’s one thing that is certain after the general election, it’s that politics is unlikely to be the same again. The rise of multi-party politics in the UK is shifting the electoral dynamics in our communities as party loyalties...
Continue ReadingYoung people are politically active - here's how Labour can keep up
10 April 2015
Young people in Britain today are deeply political – just as likely to volunteer as previous generations, highly engaged in political issues and entrepreneurial about social change. They just aren’t joining political parties or showing many signs of wanting to...
Continue ReadingAll aboard
9 April 2015
At the close of her 2014 Speakers’ Lecture on parliament and equality, Harriet Harman reflected on the furore over Beyoncé Knowles’ I Am Mrs Carter tour. “This is highly relevant to me because, like Beyoncé, I too am going on...
Continue ReadingThe overwhelming case for new public housing
9 April 2015
We face a housing and cost of housing crisis greater than at any point since the aftermath of the second world war. Britain is not building enough new homes, and the accommodation that is available is increasingly unaffordable to millions...
Continue ReadingThe case for child benefit
8 April 2015
George Osborne has his sights on child benefit. Yesterday, challenged repeatedly, he refused to rule out scrapping the benefit and merging it into means-tested universal credit. He could hardly do otherwise, while also claiming he can find £12 billion in benefit...
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