Unite sign up over 50,000 members to vote in Labour leadership contest
There were reports today that 30,000 members of Unite the Union have signed up to vote in the…
Yvette Cooper’s revolution for supporting families is right for Labour
I admired the strength of many of my fellow former parliamentary candidates, who felt ready to write about…
Burnham has a plan for the biggest shift from Westminster to councils in a generation
This article is co-authored by 12 Labour group leaders, listed below. Andy Burnham’s speech last week on A New…
How can we deliver a strong NHS with decreasing resources?
An overworked doctor, sweating in his scrubs on the hottest day of the year, collapses gratefully into a…
Speaking their language: lessons Labour can learn from business
Politicians from across the political spectrum are guilty of speaking to the public in a way which can…
Are the Tories planning to push through anti-trade unions laws?
The Conservatives could put forward new legislation to clamp down on strikes as early as next week, according…
The Government may have pledged to spend 2% of GDP on Defence, but the devil is in the detail
Very few expected any of the headlines generated by this week’s Budget to focus on Defence. But let…
LabourList readers oppose Budget surplus and Syria airstrikes
In recent week the Labour leadership team have signed up to George Osborne’s proposal for the government to…
We need to see a lot more passion and a little less caution from the people who want to be our next Prime Minister
We’re about a third of the way through the Labour Leadership contest, billed as our big chance to…
Liz Kendall announces review into tax reliefs, as candidates oppose public sector pay freeze
Liz Kendall has announced that she is launching a review into tax reliefs headed by Margaret Hodge. Kendall…
