Age Concern's bold attempt to end compulsory retirement at
65 for the UK workforce was always going to be fought from the back foot. Read More...
So she bottled it. Hours after details of her speech to the
TUC yesterday appeared in the national press, Labour's deputy leader, Harriet
Harman, avoided using the c-word that was long ago excised from her party's lexicon. Read More...
In social care circles, Scandinavia, particularly the
Swedish bit, is often cited as the holy grail for professional practice. Few
would dispute that social care is well funded and well run in the Nordic
countries. Read More...
You have to hand it to them; the Tories are in rampant mood as they make inroads into traditional Labour territory. Whether it concerns the emergence of an underclass (credit, Iain Duncan Smith ), families and inequality (credit, Michael Gove ) and our...
By Mike McNabb For the first time, a full Anglican wedding ceremony has been
held for a gay couple. That both partners were clergymen added extra
poignancy. Read More...