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Towns, cities and landscapes are haunted by the ghosts of networks past. Disused railways, old routeways and quiet canals remain leftovers from the industry and commerce of yesteryear....

This is a critical political moment. We have weathered the most serious financial crash of the post-war era and emerged from the recession, but at...

As the economy returns to growth and unemployment begins to fall, the focus for policy makers will soon shift from emergency response to the next...

The path into terrorism in the name of Islam is often described as a process of radicalisation.  But to be radical is not necessarily to...

As they enter the next decade, British young people are in a precarious position — demographically, economically and politically. Stereotyped by newspapers, sensationalised by marketeers and pigeon-holed by...

The voting age in the UK should be lowered to sixteen. While there are arguments both for and against this move – arguments that are...

The database society is not inherently good or bad. The best we can hope for is that it is as democratic as any of the...

Youth disengagement is a big and costly problem: the current generation of 16-18 year olds not in education, employment or training (‘NEET’) will cost society...

A concern with inequality lies deep in liberal DNA. More than a century and a half ago, John Stuart Mill argued for a cap on...