Health, Education & Welfare
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The Illusion of Meritocracy Damages Young People – and Sanctions Inequality
The illusion of meritocracy at school inflicts damage on children and young people – particularly those from working class backgrounds. More than that, meritocracy creates more inequality in British society.
- Health, Education & Welfare
- Equality
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India’s Post-Coronavirus Transition Won’t Be Easy. Here’s Why.
A new world order awaits us on the other side of the pandemic. But India needs to battle its socio-cultural and political contagions before they get the better of her in the new world.
- Covid-19
- Health, Education & Welfare
- Equality
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Decolonising the University: The Origins and Meaning of a Movement
While inspired by movements in the US and South Africa, British struggles are profoundly shaped by the particular challenges facing students of colour living and studying in the UK.
- Health, Education & Welfare
- Equality
- Decolonisation
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Inequity in the Government’s Coronavirus Response May be Inevitable, But we Should Still Challenge It
If the current coronavirus crisis is to bring an enduring advance in social solidarity, we should seek broader and more robust principles for both contributing to and drawing from the common pool of fiscal resources.
- Work & Trade Unions
- Covid-19
- Health, Education & Welfare
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Meritocracy: How Did a Nightmarish Vision of the Future Become so Influential?
Sixty years after its publication, Michael Young’s The Rise of the Meritocracy remains one of Britain’s most influential, yet widely misunderstood, political texts.
- Political Parties
- Health, Education & Welfare
- Equality
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Cummings, Cognitive Bias, and the NHS
While we decipher early signals on what the new government will bring, Dominic Cummings’ blog has become a must-read.
- Conservative Party
- Health, Education & Welfare
- Media
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“We Really Need Orwell’s Spirit of Fighting Back”: Interview with Alpa Shah
Alpa Shah has always striven to understand inequality, and how to address it.
- Health, Education & Welfare
- Equality
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Why Decolonising the Curriculum Matters
Decolonising the curriculum is about encouraging a much wider debate that shows an awareness of the contexts in which knowledge is produced.
- Health, Education & Welfare
- Decolonisation
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In Defence of Blue Labour
There is a debate to be had about Blue Labour and its political ideas. It doesn’t start here.
- Health, Education & Welfare
- Equality
- Progressive Politics
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Review: Our City: Migrants and the Making of Modern Birmingham, by Jon Bloomfield
Having worked for the city council on urban policy, Jon Bloomfield wants to tell a positive story about Birmingham.
- Immigration
- Health, Education & Welfare
- Equality
