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Against The ‘Welfare Card’ 21 Dec 2012 | 04:23 pm
This week, MP for Elmet and Rothwell Alec Shelbrooke has proposed making changes to the welfare system in order to effect what the Daily Express today describes as a “crackdown” on the “skivers taking...
Did the Nobel Peace Prize for the EU Ignore the Elephant in the Room? 15 Oct 2012 | 04:00 pm
The European Union has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize after they were credited with six decades of work in advancing peace and stability across the region. While announcing the decision, the Norwe...
Shooting a Burglar 9 Oct 2012 | 11:14 pm
You might have seen today’s news from the Conservative Party Conference that the Government will now allow householders to exercise “reasonable force” in the protection of their homes and families fro...
Get Back to Work, Mr Cameron 2 Sep 2012 | 02:14 pm
David Cameron “sets out his vision for the future of Britain” today in a rather astonishing Mail article. Packed full of platitudes and lacking any sense of self-awareness, I have to admit to reading ...
Back to the Future with Michael Gove 22 Jun 2012 | 06:25 pm
Following the riots of August 2011, the Economist writer Bagehot produced a fabulous article demonstrating that the crisis over wayward youth was one which had reoccurred in almost every generation in...
The European Austerity Backlash 24 May 2012 | 09:11 am
[This article originally appeared on The Huffington Post] As the disciples of Eurozone austerity are unceremoniously booted out of office, now might be a good time for us to discuss whether the backl...
Venezuela – The Coup of 2002 12 Apr 2012 | 06:12 am
Precisely ten years ago, on the 11th of April 2002, a remarkable event took place in Venezuela. The democratically elected President, Hugo Chávez, was removed from power in a military coup. A mere 47 ...
Fighting the Cuts in Manchester 5 Apr 2012 | 09:50 am
[This article originally appeared in the print edition of the Morning Star on the 27th March.] The citizens of Manchester, like their counterparts in towns and cities across the UK are struggling to ...
Same-Sex Marriage: Why Not? 7 Mar 2012 | 10:42 am
[This article originally appeared on The Huffington Post.] On the 19th of February, former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey hopped on the bandwagon of a new petition launched by the Coalition for ...
The End of Vocational Qualifications? 1 Mar 2012 | 10:44 am
Last month the Department for Education announced plans to slash the number vocational qualifications that would be allowed to count towards schools GCSE league table results. The number of qualifica...
