Mark CantrellUnpaid carers are worth a fortune to the public purse; they pay a crushing priceWhen you consider how unpaid carers are subsidising the UK’s health and social care systems, little wonder governments are slow to reform…Jun 22, 2023Jun 22, 2023
Mark CantrellGovernment welfare policy proves a boon for Leeds loan sharksStudy finds £18m a year deducted from benefits, sinking people deeper into poverty and a desperate flight into the arms of dodgy lenders…Feb 3, 2023Feb 3, 2023
Mark CantrellThe price of power is a country shivering in the darkSurging energy costs and political squabbles cast a dystopian spectre over Britain’s futureAug 15, 2022Aug 15, 2022
Mark CantrellCulture vultures need more than slim pickings if art is to sustain usWith crisis everywhere we look, can a struggling culture industry really save us?May 26, 2022May 26, 2022
Mark CantrellComment: Let’s put an end to ‘colour coding’ our empathy for victims of warThe horror of war is no more outrageous in Europe than anywhere else in the worldMar 6, 20221Mar 6, 20221
Mark CantrellEquity warns Universal Credit cut ‘favours’ posh creatives over working class talentThe much-criticised cut to Britain’s Universal Credit benefit threatens an “exodus” of young working class creatives from the artsOct 31, 2021Oct 31, 2021
Mark CantrellResisting the rise of the robo-bossUnions warn British workers need stronger legal protections against “inhuman” AI managers.Jul 19, 2021Jul 19, 2021
Mark CantrellIt’s a poor show on the pandemic frontCovid-19: Johnson’s delay delivers a show-stopping performance for Britain’s cultural re-openingJun 15, 2021Jun 15, 2021
Mark CantrellSticks and stones and ‘othering’ namesCitizen Zero: Language is a vital tool for keeping the poor in their placeMay 25, 2021May 25, 2021
Mark CantrellSweet deals and Labour defeat, a lesson from social housing?Was Labour beaten by its own ‘pork barrel’ game?May 8, 2021May 8, 2021