Opinion
FPTP is fundamentally undemocratic – it’s time to make votes matter
The majority of the public are in favour of Proportional Representation - is it time to make the switch?
Elevenses: I Quit!
From the newsletter: Lots of people are moving jobs. What does it tell us about the economy?
‘For the few’: Paterson affair shatters any illusions about government’s true priorities
When MPs voted to protect their mate they were also voting to keep their own noses clean.
Elevenses: ‘Cut Through’
From the newsletter: Whether the Paterson scandal sticks has as much to do with the press as it does Tories or Labour.
Elevenses: The New Denialism
From the newsletter: Climate change deniers haven't gone away, they've just changed their stripes.
What went wrong? Why is the UK now lagging behind with the Covid Vaccine Programme?
We are now well down the league tables of overall vaccination rates internationally, and even in the UK, England has vaccinated many fewer teenagers than Scotland. Where did it go wrong?
Elevenses: Ideology, Meet Reality
From the newsletter: After years of suspended animation, the Brexit rubber is finally meeting the road.
Brexit is a Greek tragedy from which Remainers refuse to learn
Without an authentic promise of change, those most desperate will continue to choose an illusory revolution offered by Fascists.
Elevenses: Burnham’s Bus Bonanza
From the newsletter: Cash is being splashed on local transport, but it's far from devolution.