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Equal pay day: The real cost of motherhood
4 November 2014
It's equal pay day - from today, women will effectively 'work for free' from today until the New Year - 57 days in total and three days longer than in 2013. Statistically more women than men now attend university in the...
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Britain shouldn't turn its back on Mare Nostrum
3 November 2014
The government recently declared that the UK will no longer take part in rescue missions to save those who have taken a perilous journey in the hopes of seeking asylum overseas. These rescue missions, known as Mare Nostrum, have saved...
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The whole picture: How to fund integrated health and social care
3 November 2014
The NHS Act, passed in 1946, “lifted the shadow of fear from the homes of millions”, according to Nye Bevan, the creator of the modern health service. That shadow has fallen again, and this time round the lives most darkened...
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We have a golden opportunity to transform public services - let's not waste it
30 October 2014
Everyone recognises that UK public finances are under great strain with at least £77 bn needed in savings by 2018/19 to get the deficit under control. As more public services will feel the impact of cuts to public spending, we...
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All on board: Miliband could be a trailblazer of people-powered public services
28 October 2014
If you’ve ever had to use a jobcentre, you’ll know that the public sector is far from perfect. Walk in and you’re frequently humiliated by an overworked staff member pointing you to a machine full of minimum wage jobs without...
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City state of mind: Time for a serious offer for England’s cities
28 October 2014
Variously burdened by economic sclerosis, political dysfunction and additional quandaries too global to handle alone, nation states across the West are stumbling. Mounting evidence suggests that they are no longer the most effective level at which to govern. In some cases,...
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