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Review of Reviews: The Buckle report
23 January 2015
Labour’s policy review considered how to tackle some of our biggest political challenges. We asked a panel of experts whether its external commissions make the grade… What it says: Working poverty is a national challenge. Over 250,000 people do not receive the minimum wage and its value has fallen...
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Devolution can mend our broken politics
23 January 2015
In an era of widespread disillusionment with politicians and the political process, where the simple answers of populists or the do-nothing respite of apathy have an easy attraction for many people, the Scottish referendum proved that elections can still inspire...
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Tackling pregnancy discrimination is long overdue
23 January 2015
Earlier this week, as the latest set of ONS employment data led ministers to proclaim the long-awaited return of real wages growth, the Financial Times noted that “not everything about working in the UK is rosy. More people than ever...
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Britain should be Europe's critical friend
21 January 2015
The EU has been good for us. For the UK, being part of the EU means that we are part of the world's largest single market creating 20 per cent of the world's GDP; an economic zone larger than that of...
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Are the cracks in UKIP's shell beginning to show?
20 January 2015
UKIP has emerged as a quite a force in British politics, winning two parliamentary by-elections in 2014 and on course to achieve a historic share of the vote at the next general election. However, while there is no real way of...
Continue ReadingReview of Reviews: People Powered Public Services
20 January 2015
Labour’s policy review considered how to tackle some of our biggest political challenges. We asked a panel of experts whether its external commissions make the grade… What it says: The state was built to meet the needs of a different era, when communities were less diverse and citizens didn’t...
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