Robyn Vinter: The “bobby tax” will massively damage the Met
New police officers must pay more than £1,000 for a certificate before they even start
View ArticleRobyn Vinter: Cameron’s fine line – women’s minister doesn’t support...
The PM is trying to avoid another scandal by splitting Maria Miller’s former role
View ArticleSophie Hobson: Cameron has appointed the first Asian man to the cabinet, but...
The PM must learn from business and rethink his overwhelmingly white, male and Oxbridge-educated cabinet, says our editor
View ArticleHarry Cockburn: The government's "forced labour" scheme is flawed
Why are some big charities opting out of the latest employment initiative?
View ArticleRobyn Vinter: How zero-hours contracts can encourage illegal behaviour
Today the government said jobseekers would lose their benefits if they turn down zero-hours contracts without a good reason.
View ArticleHarry Cockburn: Hooray! We’re all going to be millionaires! Except for the poor
One in five people who gain a university education will end up becoming millionaires, new figures from the Office for National Statistics have revealed. Hooray for education. Hooray for money.
View ArticleWhat do the top five parties stand for at the European Elections this week?
We asked them. Tell us what you think on Twitter #llbdebate
View ArticleHarry Cockburn: The outcome of the European Elections should worry British...
Nigel Farage is not wrong to say that “the UKIP fox is in the Westminster hen house”. The far-right Euro-sceptic party has made irrefutable gains across much of the UK, after being largely ignored by...
View ArticleHarry Cockburn: Why is the news the government can listen in to live phone...
Not so long ago, tapping a telephone or bugging someone’s house was difficult and dangerous work. During the Cold War, secret agents on both sides of the Atlantic were routinely deployed to particular...
View ArticleSophie Hobson: Justin King knows it, and so should you - responsible business...
Ethical consumerism is growing fast, and business leaders know it, explains our editor. Are you moving quickly enough?
View ArticleSophie Hobson: All public health messaging is now officially up for sale....
The government has quietly announced a major change - but you need to know about it
View ArticleLondon’s air pollution problem: Investigating the smog that takes six months...
How much danger are we really in?
View ArticleHarry Cockburn: Emergency data law introduction is shoddy and undemocratic
A new emergency data law guaranteeing the police and security services access to the British population’s phone and internet data histories is expected to be passed at a Cabinet meeting in Downing...
View ArticleNick Hurd MP: Collaboration & innovation to tackle social challenges
Nick Hurd MP, Minister for Civil Society, on how government, social enterprise and the private sector can work together
View ArticleNot sure where you stand on fracking? These three videos will help you decide
Fracking is an enormously divisive issue in the UK, and the debate is only set to heat up from today, as the government has opened up the bidding process for fracking licences in the UK.
View ArticleShock and awe: 10 years of UKIP scandals
More than a decade of UKIP’s most unbelievable misdeeds
View ArticleRobyn Vinter: MPs are about to get a 10% pay rise. Here’s why it can't happen
In April next year MPs will get a massive pay rise. It was decided by an independent body, not the public or MPs themselves, so it must be fair, right?
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