New Statesman - <![CDATA[Rowenna Davis]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/writers/rowenna_davis en <![CDATA[An open letter to Eric Pickles]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2012/02/betting-shops-local-councils http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2012/02/betting-shops-local-councils Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:09:21 GMT Rowenna Davis People are losing control of the public spaces they love. Give local councils a say over betting shops.

]]> <![CDATA[Why you should back High Streets First]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2012/02/high-streets-change-campaign http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2012/02/high-streets-change-campaign Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:57:11 GMT Rowenna Davis A new campaign wants locals to be given powers to limit the number of betting shops on their streets.

]]> <![CDATA[Angry about bonuses? Here's how to claim back agency from the banks]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2012/01/campaign-money-banks-ethical http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2012/01/campaign-money-banks-ethical Sun, 29 Jan 2012 11:28:30 GMT Rowenna Davis By transferring your money to an ethical bank, you can make a change to the financial system.

]]> <![CDATA[The problem with welfare reform? It's the market, not the benefits cap]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2012/01/labour-market-benefits-support http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2012/01/labour-market-benefits-support Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:18:10 GMT Rowenna Davis Labour should focus on reforming the market to support the vulnerable without being labeled as profligate.

]]> <![CDATA[How the left can be radical without spending money]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2012/01/agenda-spending-side-labour http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2012/01/agenda-spending-side-labour Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:35:07 GMT Rowenna Davis Balls's speech made way for a new agenda that is profoundly exciting.

]]> <![CDATA[Ed Miliband cannot be radical and cautious at the same time]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2012/01/labour-balls-miliband-glasman http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2012/01/labour-balls-miliband-glasman Sun, 08 Jan 2012 09:50:42 GMT Rowenna Davis The Labour leader indulges contradictory positions in his entourage. He needs to choose a course and stick with it.

]]> <![CDATA[What we can learn from Crisis Christmas]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2011/12/crisis-christmas-story-learn http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2011/12/crisis-christmas-story-learn Tue, 27 Dec 2011 09:46:41 GMT Rowenna Davis Like Crisis, the religious story is about the importance of keeping a door open to strangers.

]]> <![CDATA[Why something needs to be done about the betting industry]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2011/12/betting-shops-industry http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2011/12/betting-shops-industry Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:39:46 GMT Rowenna Davis There are increasing concerns that stores are becoming more concentrated in poor and deprived areas.

]]> <![CDATA[Payday loans: "Don’t worry, love, they don’t need your backstory!"]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2011/12/payday-loans-apr-flatlining http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2011/12/payday-loans-apr-flatlining Thu, 08 Dec 2011 12:26:05 GMT Rowenna Davis Welcome to the world of "zombie debtors".

]]> <![CDATA[Britain's hidden Aids victims]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2011/12/hiv-aids-nkrumah-patients http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2011/12/hiv-aids-nkrumah-patients Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:56:09 GMT Rowenna Davis Despite an improving global picture, in parts of this country we are losing the fight against HIV.

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