The ‘new ruins’ – poorly designed and shoddy shopping malls and mass-produced housing – are ubiquitous throughout our cities. Ken Worpole finds that Owen Hatherley is a witty and erudite gazetteer of terrible mistakes, but wonders if the acerbic author is as fair as he could be
A student protest in central London reveals the ugly face of an unaccountable government and the angry one of an alienated young generation, finds Delwar Hussain.
We now have the image that will define this age of retrenchment and rebellion, splashed across all the frontpages this morning. Even Grosvenor Square '68 can't compete with that kind of iconography. But the real images of the night were not of the violent black-flag brigade, nor of the middle clas
Local councils will be deciding how to cope with debilitating cuts to their budgets in the coming weeks. Out of all those affected, it is young people, infants and the unborn who will suffer most from the accumulative impact of the cuts.
Let’s be clear about what has happened. The House of Commons has not voted only for a rise in tuition fees in English universities. It has voted for the privatisation of British Higher education.
Nick Clegg and other Liberal Democrats have tried hard to sell their mantra that the package of proposals surrounding the rise in university tuition fees are progressive. Yet they are proposing shoveling a huge debt burden on the younger generation, while withdrawing a vital source of funding that
Students and young people protesting against the education cuts are representative of a generation who have been consistently overlooked by politicians who have little regard for their democratic voice. The Liberal Democrats' abandonment of their policy pledge will help to further entrench the pol
After weeks of nation-wide student protests, tomorrow is decision day for Higher Education. A national demonstration expected to attract more than 20,000 students will converge on Parliament tomorrow afternoon, when MPs will be voting on the raising of tuition fees.
Multiculturalism has failed to create an inclusive society, while the ghettoisation of Britain is hindering cultural and intellectual fusion. Afshin Shahi argues that we must look again at the balance of rights and responsibilities of minority groups.
Video from rapper, poet and playwright Kate Tempest
The government wrote an open letter to civil society in November, inviting them to be part of "building the Big Society". The Directory of Social Change has composed a tongue and cheek but highly pertinent reply.
The Spirit Level's message on income equality and its benefits is more relevant than ever in the Coalition era. David Beetham reviews the new edition of the book, in which the authors expand and update their analysis.
