Tag: coronavirus
Democratic vitality must be at the heart of party resurgence
In a 'letter' to Keir Starmer following his first conference speech as leader, Bryn Jones questions whether the moderate character of much of the new leadership approach will trump the Tory narrative on tough times
Unclear and chaotic
Becky Ross on the grim reality of the government’s homelessness response
Alarm bells
The coronavirus pandemic has exposed government incompetence and crony capitalism, says Prem Sikka
Uproar in schools
Dave Lister looks at the rolling disaster that is the government’s schools and exams policy
The great Covid-19 swindle
Tom Miller says austerity continues for councils
No return to free market mayhem
Coronavirus has seen us experience wartime levels of state intervention. Duncan Bowie says this new normal must be a signal for a different society
Women in coronavirus firing line
Alice Arkwright sees a roll-back of gender equality in Covid-19 crisis
Covid-19 – a legacy of failure
Allyson Pollock and Louisa Harding-Edgar say there is also an opportunity to end the neoliberalism that got us to this point
I lost my father
Jo Goodman on a new group set up to hold the government to account for its handling of the Covid pandemic
Domestic violence during Covid-19
Sabia Kamali reports on the rise in abuse against women during coronavirus and the Sisters Forum support initiative
Thanks for the cash Rishi – now can we have an economy?
Don Flynn sees a form of state capitalism emerging requiring robust democratic responses