News & Insight

17 February 2015

Present day Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel/Palestine and Saudi Arabia were part of the Turkish Empire for more than 400 years.  Much of this area is desert, but it also includes the “cradle of civilization” along the great Tigris and...

17 February 2015

So Jon Cruddas is in hot water with the media, again. This time it is his supposedly anti-business stance with respect to public services. Through partial quotation of a forthcoming pamphlet, the Daily Telegraph suggested yesterday that Cruddas wants to...

11 February 2015

More often than not the accusation comes in that politicians are all the same, with nothing to separate their petty squabbles and public relations facades. Perhaps this is in part because we are not highlighting some of Labour’s strengths. One area...

11 February 2015

We need lower energy bills if we are to end fuel poverty and the cold homes crisis. This much is agreed. Yet no other shadow announcements have received as much exposure on the doorstep - nor collected as many critics from...

10 February 2015

The Fabian Women’s Network, which celebrates its 10 year anniversary this year, has been at the forefront of the campaign for women’s power, rights and equality. We have come a long way – but there is still much to do. For example,...

10 February 2015

We live in country that has progressed in leaps and bounds on feminist issues. The last century has seen a fight for basic democratic rights for women including the right to vote by the Suffragettes, as well as post WW2...