Archive of March 2015
Comment: Party leaders must commit to keeping religion out of the election
Britain is becoming less religious but religious groups are expanding their power. Where's the politician brave enough to stand up to them?
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Comment: The old socialist project which could solve London's housing crisis
Garden Cities were designed to spread the social benefits of increased land value. This centuries-old project could be the solution to a very modern housing crisis.
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Comment: UK firms need more nudging to respect human rights
Is it time to force UK businesses to implement human rights checks? Thirty per cent of businesses back legal requirements on human rights due diligence.
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#BattleForNumber10: How Cameron beat Miliband
The PM is a much more convincing speaker on screen, with one person or speaking to an audience
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Comment: Time to work together
It looks like we'd better start getting used to a different way of doing politics.
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Review: Parliamentary Pioneers: Labour Women MPs 1918-1945, by Mary Honeyball
Honeyball's history reveals that inequality in Parliament remains rife today
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#BattleforNumber10: How Miliband beat Cameron
According to our sophisticated scoring system, which involves adding two numbers together, the clear winner is... Ed Miliband, actually.
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Comment: Boarding school has scarred our leaders
Everyone knows there's something wrong with politics in Britain. And, at long last, the psychotherapy profession has started to take note.
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TV debates confidential: In search of a soundbite
Killer soundbites are not simply down to natural flair or luck; they are crafted. Here's how.
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Prince Charles judgment puts government on warpath against the law
David Cameron's bad misjudgement that it's "fair enough" for Prince Charles to enjoy private contact with ministers is leading to a bigger problem: the government is now on course to steal power away from the courts.
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Comment: It's time to finally ban the cruel snaring of wild animals
The public overwhelmingly back a ban, so why don't politicians act?
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Comment: How the coalition effectively scrapped points-based immigration
UK no longer has a points based-system as the term is generally understood
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Comment: A tax haven crackdown would help the developing world
New bill aims to crack down on use of shell companies to avoid and evade tax
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How was Cameron undone by another kitchen nightmare?
Prime minister fires starting gun on race to replace him
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Green rap: Candidate channels his inner 2Pac
It is surely the best rap by a 2015 general election campaign candidate yet. Those Green party campaigners know how to fight tactical voting.
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Secret enemy: Meet the shady group fighting the SNP
A secretive group is beginning campaigning in Scotland this week with a simple mission: stopping the SNP by encouraging tactical voting in the 2015 general election.
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Comment: When women pay for austerity, we all suffer
Targeting women for austerity isn't just cruel. It destroys our social fabric
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Comment: Forget the hysteria. Here are the facts about 'cannabis psychosis'
Tiny numbers of young people are affected by the condition
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Comment: Housing policy can win elections – but only if it has substance
Not long ago, political parties tried to outbid each other on housing policy. Now, they are too timid
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Comment: How Britain's aid budget pays for the privatisation of energy in Nigeria
Our aid cash is helping tilt an already uneven playing field further in favour of the rich, entrenching inequality and corporate power.
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Comment: I've been barred from visiting a G4S prison
The government's attempts to close off the prison estate from scrutiny get more absurd by the day
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Pick of the Week: Scottish conspiracy theories
Chris Grayling, Grant Shapps, Douglas Alexander:
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Comment: When will we treat anti-Gypsy comments like the racism they are?
Until travellers start voting, they'll be an easy target for the irresponsible politicians who attack them
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Review: The Dream Shall Never Die by Alex Salmond
The chief protagonist of the Scottish independence movement fails to provide much insight into its successes or failures
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Comment: Councillors aren't lazy
We're too busy coping with cuts to think about how much we're paid.
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