The impact of ‘reputational management’ leaves us all in need of protection from the ideologies of neoliberalism, argues Chris Holligan. The maintenance of reputation by universities and individual academics through the metrics of league tables and the knowledge objects called ‘outputs’ has taken a high profile in recent years. For this reason it is timely […]
For 50 years trade unions have been arguing that proper provision of childcare is central to improving the lives of many workers. As Ann Henderson shows, progress is simply not fast enough. Good quality, accessible childcare is an essential component of our society today. There is a shortage of places, with demand far outstripping supply, […]
The publication of Tony Blair’s memoirs has once again sparked off public interest in Blair’s legacy. Gary Fraser explores why Blair continues to dominate politics today and ponders the biggest question of all, why did he invade Iraq? If a poll were cast tomorrow to find out who is Britain’s most unpopular person there is […]
Continuing our series on the post-crash political situation in other countries, Giannis Banias explains how the focus on the violent street protests in Greece have been used to disguise the real political terrorism of the IMF. There is more than one side to the crisis today’s world is facing, financial, social, cultural and political, a […]
The New Old World by Perry Anderson Verso, £24.99 – reviewed by Daniel Wylie The world has never seen anything quite like the European Union before. More than an international organisation or an alliance of states, yet less than an outright federation (let alone a classical nation state); repository of the most enthusiastic hopes of […]
Is there anyone else out there who finds it difficult to swallow the cover story for preferring to go ahead with the new UK aircraft carriers? Namely that it would cost more to cancel the contract than to fulfill it. On environmental costs alone it must make sense to break the contracts and pay everyone […]
LITTER SHORTAGE PANIC – NOTHING FOR POOR TO PICK UP I’m not a betting man but I now wish that back in May I had put a five-pound treble on Anne Widdecombe becoming a reality TV star, Boris Johnston being leader of the opposition and the Lib Dems performing a U-turn on tuition fees before […]
We are calling this issue Agenda 15. It is an agenda for the Scottish Parliament elections and the four years afterwards.
We are calling this issue Agenda 15. It is an agenda for the Scottish Parliament elections and the four years afterwards. Everything in here can be done within the powers of the Scottish Parliament and its agencies. Everything can be started now. And it will deliver substantial change over four years to 2015. It is […]
Dave Watson looks at the report of the Independent Budget Review and in the predictable recycling of the same-old neoliberal agenda finds few signs of wisdom. Five months in the preparation we now have the Report of the Independent Budget Review Panel (IBR). Commissioned by the Scottish Government, at the behest of the Tories, the […]