Jill Fordham has been to India to investigate the tragic life of unwanted girls in the world’s largest democracy

Labour MP Jon Trickett puts the case for a “listening” government, listing the policies which might win back Labour voters before it’s too late

Ipsos-MORI’s Roger Mortimore analyses what the results really mean and points to what may lie ahead

Rajiv Prabhakar, Karen Rowlingson and Stuart White put the case for adopting a progressive approach to unearned windfalls

Dave Spooner describes how workers from all over the world are coming together to defend their interests in an exploitative economy

Neil Young reports on the British Silent Cinema Festival, where the absence of sound did not mean any lack of talking points

Mark Donne says May 1’s elections are an opportunity for politicians to do right by millions of badly-paid people

Anthony Painter says Iain Duncan Smith has gone from being an almost anonymous Tory leader to the biggest threat yet to Labour’s reputation for tackling poverty

Jon Cruddas says there is only one choice in the mayoral election to ensure a vibrant and progressive capital

Colby Adams reports on Boeing’s battle for a lucrative American military contract, the British jobs at stake – and why the state of Alabama seems on our side