The East End’s Olympic hopes are being dashed
The local population were promised jobs and a starring role. Now it seems many may barely feel touched by the games
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How to turn 60,000 students into unqualified drop-outs
The axing of the education maintenance allowance to help poor teenagers stay at school feels like targeted government malice
Why I like the subsidised neighbours
I don’t resent my council-house neighbours who are helped by the taxpayer. I’m happy to pay to live in a mixed community
Reach out to those without faith, too
Interfaith dialogue must be rethought to include those who are not religious or who are antagonistic towards religion
The new public space: how Britons have reclaimed the streets
From guerilla gardening to outdoor ping-pong, we are becoming more creative with the gaps developers leave behind
Jewish schools are not a faith school ‘menace’
My local Jewish primary is multicultural and academically excellent, and shows Dawkins is wrong about faith schools