As the BBC has noted, we now know as a result of the Mandelson disclosures that: The man who is now work and pensions secretary
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Moving on: from normalised people to the politics of care
The reappraisal of ‘normal’ The last week has been fascinating, but understanding what is happening in the UK at present requires that events be appraised
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Three steps to fix Britain
Britain’s economy is failing, but fixing it is not as complicated as many economists claim. In this video, I set out three straightforward policies that
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Do we really have a NEET crisis or should the government be looking at a bigger employment crisis for younger people?
In this my second post on yesterday’s report by Lord Alan Milburn for the government on young people Not in Employment, Education or Training (NEETs)
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There is a NEETs crisis – but it is being deliberately created by the government
This is the first of a number of reactions to yesterday’s report by Lord Alan Milburn for the government on young people Not in Employment,
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Tony Blairosaurus
Tony Blair once claimed to stand for equality, public services and social justice. So what happened? In this video, I look at Blair’s extraordinary new
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The biggest casualty of war in the Gulf will be a loss of trust
The New York Times asks a totally relevant question this morning, which is when is a ceasefire no longer a ceasefire? As they noted: Yesterday,
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Blair is claiming TINA. I am sure there is TIARA
Tony Blair has published a 5,600-word essay through the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change this morning, which is being presented across the right-wing and
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The City does not believe in funding small business. The government should.
These are two FT headlines from one FT email this morning: There has been nothing, and no one, let alone any regulation, that has prevented
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