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Politics and culture Articles

Meanwhile from the town hall…

As all the political shows wind up for the recess, the school term is out for the hols and political hacks wind down until September, the municipal year ends too. 2010 – 11 is well and truly over. Its passing marks not only the coalition’s first year in office but 12...

The gender agenda

In the wake of International Women’s Day, Rupa Huq casts her eye over some of the indicators of gender equality in the UK, from WAGs to child benefit under the Tories…

Lord Young was right – up to a point

What an age it seems since Ed Miliband started his paternity leave. Now he’s back on the job, new challenges must be faced, most notably the whole continuing Wikileaks saga and revolting students.

Every day is like Sunday?

Now that the party conference is over, aside from the non-event of the Lib Dem gathering which was not the bloodbath predicted or the full-on assault on capitalism trailed, we are left with two competing visions of the future from the two ‘big’ parties.