Time for a National Care Service

The disaster of Southern Cross and an abused teen’s letter to David Cameron have highlighted a new for a radical alternative. Jonny Roberts says now is the time for a National Care Service.

Government Continues Farcical Stance on Tuition Fees

Willetts idea for extra university places is certainly flawed but its the right who should be worried, says Jonny Roberts.

Something old, something New, something borrowed, something Blue

Labour’s policy review needs to bring together the best of old Labour, New Labour, the view of Liberal Democrats and Greens as well as a sprig of Lord Glasman’s Blue Labour ideas, says Jonny Roberts.

Merging NI and Income Tax Could Work

Mr Balls is wrong, merging NI and income tax could be a winner that Labour doesn’t want to miss out on, says Jonny Roberts.

We Need to Modernise the NUS

In light of the recent resignation of Aaron Porter, the NUS chief, Jonny Roberts argues now is the time for voting reform in the NUS.

Should Labour Love or Loathe The Big Society?

Jonny Roberts writes: “I’ve also been careful not to write off the Big Society – volunteering, mutualism and local democracy are certainly something I support – in this I am certainly not alone. So herein lies Labour’s problem with tackling the Big Society project – should we love or loathe?”

Political Promisers Unite: Let’s Have Younger Politicians

Jonny Roberts is launching a campaign for the Labour party to adopt all under-30 shortlists in Parliamentary candidate selections. 

Students March Against Higher Tuition Fees

Today, in Westminster, there will be a march against the cuts to university education and the proposed tuition fee increase. “More for Less” is going to be contested. Jonny Roberts urges all students to unite.

Give us a job mate, but not that one

Jonny Roberts discusses the government scheme to create manual labour duties for the unemployed.

The economics of giving: an alternative big society

Jonny Roberts writes on his theory of charity, how individuals can replace the role of state in his “alternative big society”.