Ed Miliband is following in New Labour's footsteps and keeping distance from the unions. But within the labour movement lie the skills, know-how and creativity needed to discover economic alternatives and make change happen
Britain's 50 per cent tax rate for high earners isn't slowing growth. But many of the rich don't want to pay, so they're fighting dirty for its abolition
England's schools are being privatised by stealth.
The majority of British voters want to keep the NHS public. The Prime Minister was elected on the promise of no major health reform. So why is parliament backing the Health and Social Care Bill, against the known wishes of the electorate?
After England's riots, the Prime Minister has pledged to replace the Human Rights Act with "our own British bill of rights". But the HRA is already quintessentially British, and the rights it enshrines are needed more than ever if we are to heal 'Broken Britain'
David Cameron pledged in the wake of England's riots to address the country's 'rights not responsibilities' culture. Will the Liberal Democrats stand firm against the Prime Minister's hostility to human rights legislation?
Today the trial of nine UK Uncut activists begins. They had superglued themselves to Topshop last year in protest against tax avoidance by the super-rich. Their trial comes at a pivotal time, as England undergoes a post-riots crackdown on the right to protest
David Cameron’s Moscow “reset” resolved few of the fundamental issues afflicting UK-Russian relations. Yet by moving the relationship on beyond politics, the visit proved to be a rather useful one, writes Dmitri Trenin.
The government has snuck out changes to make it harder than ever for English citizens to obtain information on their health service. The move will benefit private providers ready to muscle in on the National Health Service
As the UK Government’s Welfare Reform Bill gets its pivotal second reading tomorrow, Rachel Gladwin, living with Multiple Sclerosis, exposes the lie that it seeks to protect the most vulnerable
