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Working class hero

23 July 2013

This Boy is a joy to read. Alan Johnson writes beautifully about his childhood, about growing up in the aftermath of the second world war in slum housing in Kensal Town, but above all, about his wonderful mother, Lily, and...

The Inequality Boom

22 July 2013

Howard Reed finds that the impact of the coalition’s tax and benefit measures could end being as bad for inequality as the Thatcher government’s record. Turning the tide needs to be at the heart of Labour’s strategy for government Concern about...

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Measuring the radicalism of our intent

18 July 2013

A rebalanced economy is an issue on which, in their own way, each leader will campaign at the next election. The party which grasps the interconnectedness of this challenge and works with, rather than ignores, the long term but incremental...

Social, inclusive and collaborative: a new model for education

18 July 2013

Is it called higher education because it is literally beyond the reach of some? The UK rightly prides itself on a world class higher education system, a system which attracts admiration, and overseas students, from around the world. A system built...

Employment in today’s Britain

17 July 2013

The government cites the strength of employment as evidence of its success. Yet the rest of the economy has been perilously weak. So what’s going on? Is employment really doing well, providing the springboard for recovery and growth; or is...

What kind of growth do we want to see?

16 July 2013

Who could disagree that a progressive development agenda provides an essential route to social justice? Certainly nobody participating in the Green Labour panel discussion on sustainable development and poverty reduction at the Fabian Summer Conference did, but there was a...

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