Flickr/UK Parliament July 24, 2024 Anatomy of a rebellion: why Keir Starmer’s first brush with parliamentary revolt over two-child benefit cap is a symbolic moment Thomas Caygill, Nottingham Trent University It may have been small but it’s unusual for a government to face rebellion on the contents of its king’s speech.
PA/Alamy Stefan Rousseau June 13, 2024 Sunak and Starmer grilled in election interviews – four key issues assessed by experts Laura Hood, The Conversation The two party leaders were asked about child benefit, dentists, immigration and affordable housing.
The UK emerged from the second world war to build a more economically and socially equitable nation. Allan Cash Picture Library | Alamy July 8, 2022 Could post-war drive for a more equal society help with today’s cost of living crisis? Stewart Lansley, University of Bristol The late 1970s marked a high point for economic equality in the UK. Returning to the progressive policies that made that possible could solve today’s cost of living crisis.