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Small Town Napoleons: Barnsley & the BNP
When I was last in the Lakes, I stumbled-upon a shop which specialised in antique books. It was a place where you could spend hours devouring the breadth of history on display; thumbing through thin, … more →
The Bleeding Heart Show
Small Town Napoleons: Barnsley & the BNP
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Neil wrote 6 months ago: When I was last in the Lakes, I stumbled-upon a shop which specialised in antique books. It was a pl … more →
David Blunkett's hope for the city
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Neil wrote 7 months ago: One of the discoveries I made on holiday was a short book called “Hope From The City“. I … more →
The visible poor
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Neil wrote 7 months ago: It’s the first summer of a shiny new century and you’re stuck scrubbing floors. You work … more →
About those scroungers
Neil wrote 8 months ago: I’ll try to write more about this later in the week, but I would hope that Amelia Gentleman … more →
Moving on from the miners' strike
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Neil wrote 9 months ago: It’s about midday on a glum, sunless Saturday. On Cheapside, there’s the usual obstacle … more →
Against 'right' and 'wrong' - Tom Harris & teen pregnancy
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Neil wrote 9 months ago: We’ll begin, as is the vogue when writing about this topic, with some of those tiresome anedot … more →
The politics of poverty
Neil wrote 9 months ago: Over at CentreRight, Jill Kirby eviscerates the ’shamelessly cheerful’ Harriet Harman fo … more →
Last orders in Grimethorpe
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Neil wrote 9 months ago: Earlier this month, a pub in Barnsley caused quite a stir when it ran a ‘penny for a pint … more →
'Raising expectations'
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Neil wrote 12 months ago: I know I said I wouldn’t be around much for the next few days, but I do have some time left be … more →
Who's winning the war on welfare?
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Neil wrote 1 year ago: There has never been a better – or a worse – time to reform the welfare system. Aided by … more →
The heart of Dewsbury Moor
Neil wrote 1 year ago: Whilst there’ll still be enough legs in the story to titillate the tabloids for a few days yet … more →
Your life in diagrams
Neil wrote 1 year ago: Poor people, behold! Just in case Professor Paul Gregg’s welfare report contains too many irri … more →
Tiddlywinks & welfare
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Neil wrote 1 year ago: Just over a week ago, parents & staff staged a demonstration outside a Sheffield nursery which i … more →
A dose of sanity
Neil wrote 1 year ago: I’ll try, at some point in the next few days, to write something about Labour’s proposed … more →
A government of fantasists
Neil wrote 1 year ago: The closer that James Purnell’s welfare reforms get to becoming a reality, the more apalling, … more →
Streets in the sky
Neil wrote 1 year ago: If it’s true that location is everything in property development, then the architects who desi … more →
Underclass
Neil wrote 1 year ago: Whenever a tragedy emerges from the extremeties of breadline Britain which is considered ‘news … more →
The slowness of social mobility
Neil wrote 1 year ago: When we try to assess how much progress we’re making towards a more equal society, there are s … more →
Curb your enthusiasm
Neil wrote 1 year ago: There’s been some jubilation on the Labour blogs about this OECD report on income inequality, … more →
