Category Archives: Social Justice

Alexander Ogorodnikov’s story: In pursuit of a civil society

Posted on Saturday February 23rd 2013 by Francis Davis

It is a feature of the Eurocentric way we teach our history that concentration camps are often spoken of as a feature of our past, whose grim crushing of millions of human lives has been vanquished. Meanwhile, in North Korea … Continue reading →

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Equal marriage is turning into the 50p tax rate

Posted on Thursday December 13th 2012 by Fiona Melville

 I wasn’t really intending to return to the issue of equal marriage again; we’ve said a lot on it and it shouldn’t really any longer be something we’re discussing the principles of. Yet somehow, once again we are. And I … Continue reading →

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Our Aspiration Nation: An Opportunity Society

Posted on Monday November 5th 2012 by Simon Maynard and Alan Mak

“I’m not here to defend privilege, I’m here to spread it”: so David Cameron confidently declared at this year’s Conservative Party Conference.  The Prime Minister spoke passionately about creating an “aspiration nation”, not for the better-off but for the “want-to-be-better-off, … Continue reading →

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Harder faster better stronger: Why we need to expand apprenticeship reform

Posted on Wednesday October 17th 2012 by Paul Abbott

Ed Miliband’s conference speech sought to make apprenticeships a new battleground with the Coalition. This is partly because the number of young apprenticeship starts has fluctuated slightly, in the last three months. Last Friday, Lord Adonis weighed into the debate on … Continue reading →

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We need competition in High Street banking

Posted on Tuesday October 16th 2012 by Nick Denys

Financial services are a crucially important industry for this country. Last year 11 per cent of the Exchequer’s income came from the financial sector. We should both take pride in, and be aware of, the fact that many international financial … Continue reading →

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