Private contractors are “out of control” and Amnesty International calls for a complete overhaul of UK immigration removals
The Labour Party is rightly undergoing a wholesale review of policy, and Blue Labour has done more than any other idea to prompt this debate. Labour MP David Lammy discusses the idea, it's impact on his party and influence on the political landscape
The coordinated bomb-attacks on London’s transport network on 7 July 2005 (“7/7”) left dozens dead and hundreds wounded, and marked the lives of millions in the city and beyond. The political, intellectual and security issues raised by the event were extensively discussed on openDemocracy in the e
The Coalition's benefit cap plans would lead to tens of thousands of families losing their homes. The government, unworried by that reality, is however concerned about the news that the proposal won't save Britain any money after all
Children are being routinely detained by inadequately-trained staff for long periods in immigration lock-ups at Heathrow Airport. This is despite the British government's claims to have ended child detention for immigration purposes
The UK-wide strikes over pension reform failed to release the energy many hoped for on the left. Coupled by the Labour leader's condemnation of 30 June, it is easy to be pessimistic. Yet the way to beat the Coalition is through a strategic optimism that is prepared to think big and look beyond Wes
Britain's top crime-solving body is soon to close. The state-owned Forensic Science Service is being sold off by the Coalition as part of its privatisation programme, despite warnings that the sale could compromise justice being done in Britain
A Conservative MP urges her fellow parliamentarians not to resist reform to the upper House for fear that it will diminish the powers of the Commons, but to see it as a step towards strengthening Parliament as a whole and wresting power from the Executive
A transcript of a Sky News debate on Blue Labour, an idea gaining traction as a guide to rejuvenating the Labour party. The founder and two members of the shadow cabinet debate the relationship of Blue Labour to immigration, racism and the right-wing
The nature of capitalism over the last three decades has led to the present crisis in the West. A counter-movement is developing across the world, but it is yet to find a name and develop a coherent alternative, a third contribution to openDemocracy's debate
