Room for everyone: investing in a different future

by | Sep 12, 2014

When I was young, my father often used to repeat a saying his mother had told him, “To whom much is given, of them much is expected.” It was long time before I realised that this early version of “check out your privilege” was in fact quoting Jesus in the Bible (Luke...

Rotherham, ‘political correctness’ and child protection

by | Sep 8, 2014

There has been widespread anger since an inquiry revealed that at least 1,400 children were sexually exploited in Rotherham from 1997-2013. Yet many adults in Britain are still in denial about the extent and seriousness of child sexual abuse. There has been widespread...

Yes or No, the UK will change for ever on 19 September

by | Sep 7, 2014

Whatever the result announced on the morning of 19 September, the constituent countries of the United Kingdom will never be the same again. The poll published yesterday (6 September), which for the first time, placed the Yes campaign in the lead, produced a flurry of...

Conservatives defeated over harsh bedroom tax

by | Sep 6, 2014

The Conservative-led UK government was defeated in the House of Commons yesterday (5 September) after their Coalition partners broke ranks over the controversial bedroom tax. Several Liberal Democrats joined forces with Labour MPs on an Affordable Home Bill. The...

Private health care and the NHS.

by | Sep 6, 2014

A parasite lives off its host, taking what it needs, contributing little or nothing, and often causing harm. It could be said that the private health care industry is a now a parasite on the NHS. A parasite lives off its host, taking what it needs, contributing little...