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Time for Labour to build a truly democratic economy
20 February 2014
The very ideas of ‘guild socialism’ and ‘distributism’ have been far and few between since the early 20th century, yet the case for equality and common ownership is stronger than ever. We have always been presented with a false choice...
Continue ReadingEuropean elections: Is Britain heading for the naughty step?
20 February 2014
If students of communications were looking for an example of a successful, long-running misinformation campaign, they would have to look no further but to the unfortunate alliance between Eurosceptics and the British tabloid press. Together these two have, apparently successfully, built...
Continue ReadingLabour’s public service reforms must pass the social justice test
19 February 2014
The realisation of social justice is one of the overarching goals of the labour movement. Some have perhaps taken their commitment to a little too far (who can forget David Miliband’s famous proclamation that ‘social justice gets me up in...
Continue ReadingGentrification in Hackney: Renewal must include social mix
14 February 2014
Writing for the Guardian last week, Amelia Gentleman reported on the Hackney housing micro-boom that saw the average cost of a home in the east London borough exceed £500,000 for the first time in December. Growing up in Hackney, I’ve...
Continue ReadingGoing spare: How to deal with under-occupancy
13 February 2014
The UK is in the grip of a housing crisis. This is nothing new; over the course of the second world war the UK lost almost half a million homes to a combination of the Blitz and doodlebug attacks. Add...
Continue ReadingThe Hugo Young lecture: Why teachers and doctors know better
12 February 2014
You need to judge any contribution to debate about the future of public services by a ‘three Ps’ test. The first P is power, and in his Hugo Young lecture Ed Miliband passed with flying colours. A Labour government would stand...
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