I
began this series of blogs by noting the fogginess of the UK’s constitutional position
in relation to the Brexit referendum. In formal terms the vote was adv...
The 2016 Brexit referendum, we were often told during the campaign, was a ‘once in a generation’ opportunity for the British people to decide on future members...
Speaking in the chamber is a challenge for any MP. However keen you are to give a speech on an issue, there is no guarantee that you will be called by the Spea...
You may remember a news
story about a sex offender treatment programme in prisons being
disbanded. The decision was taken not just because the programme was in...
The ‘planetary health diet' was announced last week by an international commission established to prevent millions of deaths a year and avoid climate change. B...
British politics is regularly said to be at a critical juncture. With Brexit, for once this is not hyperbole. It represents the most significant moment of poli...
The case of the ‘Stansted 15’, who are currently awaiting sentencing on terrorism-related charges, is not a one-off episode but part of a worrying trend. Peace...
When did you last pick up a copy of your local paper? Not
recently? You’re not the only one. Britain’s local press looks to be on its
last legs. Since 2005, al...
Socioeconomic inequalities in education are among those ‘burning injustices’ that Theresa May, in her first speech as prime minister, pledged to put right. Wit...
Gordon Brown’s autobiography is soberly written. It contains no startling new revelations, and is notably forbearing to his rivals and critics, including Tony ...
Politicians often point to falling benefit claimant counts as a measure of success. Tackling ‘dependency’ on state benefits is a key policy objective, and if s...
Basic income is a fine formula for a populist era, as this book ably demonstrates. It is a seductively simple concept that seems to address a range of urgent p...
