8 things about Britain’s debt
1) How big is it? We have had a higher debt: GDP ratio for 200 out of the last 250 years - historically, our debt is very small compared to…
Against social mobility: equality, class and the Jilted Generation.
This week Nick Clegg announced a new strategy to improve social mobility in the UK. Firms will have to advertise work experience in schools, they'll have to allow staff time…
No Room For Softies and Poshies in this Movement. Allright!
There has been an outpouring of anger on Bright Green about Adam Ramsay’s arrest in Fortnum and Mason’s; not because the arrest was wrong but because a posh person…
What the environment needs is sustainability – our current governments seem incapable of delivering it
This week, some talented researchers and policy professionals packed up their desks, and left Osborne House in Edinburgh, marking the end of the Sustainable Development Commission Scotland. No more assessments…
Rich getting richer as the cuts & inflation kick the rest
If you want to know what's happening in the economy, you can do worse than looking at which businesses are succeeding and failing. And so two stories leep out from…
Unions & NGOs back UK Uncut
This is a letter from a number of NGOs and unions in support of UK Uncut. Protest has been a means for progressive change throughout human history - and it…
A night in the cells is nothing to a lifetime imprisoned by cuts
I spent the best part of the weekend in a police cell in Illford. I've been accused of taking part in a peaceful protest at Fortnum & Mason's, and charged…
Meme – a collection of the best placards and slogans from March26
So what were the best signs, placards, banners and chants you saw or heard on Saturday? Or at any of the recent demos, protests and strikes for that matter? Let…
My day in the cells
Yesterday, I was arrested outside Fortnum & Mason after the UK Uncut protest on suspicion of Aggrevated Trespass and Criminal Damage. Below is a summary of my experiences of the…
UCL 13 – solidarity protest
This afternoon I went down to UCL for a protest to show support for 13 UCL students who have been threatened by UCL with tens of thousands of pounds of…