Class-based disadvantage manifests itself before children even start school, says a report from the Centre for Young Lives One of Labour’s five missions for government is to break down barriers to opportunity so that every child has the chance to fulfil their potential, regardless of their background. Yet Labour’s plans to address the attainment gap…
Israel has a right to defend itself, but not over the bodies of thousands of civilians. A two-state solution is the only way to stop the bloodshed Tomorrow’s first anniversary of the 7 October Hamas terror attacks on southern Israel in which more than 1,200 people were killed and about 250 taken hostage is a…
Properly organised, the mammoth database of medical information the health service holds has vast potential in the exploration of new treatments Last week’s report by Lord Ara Darzi on the state of the country’s health service made bleak reading. In relentless detail, the distinguished surgeon outlined the steady decline that has taken place in the…
Ministers should stop wasting their time – and their hefty mandate – trying to make failed Tory policies work Rachel Reeves had some sobering news last week about the UK economy and how much it grew in July. The message from the Office for National Statistics was that it didn’t. And that it flatlined in…
