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When Khan was first elected, he inherited a city in breach of the law. London had exceeded legal nitrogen dioxide limits every year since the regulations took effect in 2010. Roughly 4,000 premature deaths a year were attributed to air…
Last summer, Andy Burnham stated his belief that wealth is undertaxed compared to work. And in recent years momentum surrounding wealth taxation has grown, with strong public support, including from UK millionaires, cross-party MPs and…
Growing up in Norfolk, where my mother ran the local arts centre in King’s Lynn, I saw the difference arts and culture can make to people’s lives. Theatres and cultural venues bring communities together, give people opportunities to…
In politics, as in life, saying sorry is only the beginning. Showing that you mean it through what you do next is the art.
It was a busy week for the Labour government. While the prime minister extended his polling lead, there was also plenty of tangible progress across government departments. Here are the seven most exciting breakthroughs and announcements…
As the days get shorter and the scorching summer becomes a distant memory replaced by grey skies and biting winds, private renters across the country will be gearing up to see how long they can last, and how many layers of clothing they can…
There are around 85,000 people in prison in England and Wales. Over 12,000 of them are people who had been released from prison in accordance with the terms of their sentence but have been recalled to prison for a breach of the conditions…
More than a dozen Labour MPs have expressed opposition to the government’s approval of the controversial Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea.
What do a decade and a half of low growth, the rise of populism across the political spectrum, Brexit, the state of our public services, our high streets, the arts, France, Germany, the USA or the British state itself have in common? The…
Andy Burnham has pulled no punches on big ideas and large-scale policy change since coming to office. On the one hand, devolution to drive good growth in every postcode. On the other, a National Care Service to deliver better care for older…
When I was at the Federation of Small Businesses, I saw a real passion for the micro economy from two of this country’s most capable chancellors. Gordon Brown focused heavily on boosting UK productivity by fostering an enterprise culture…
In Liverpool, the Prime Minister set a new direction on Europe and promised a clear-eyed assessment of the options – with all possibilities except the status quo squarely on the table. A new IPPR paper argues that the UK must again become a…
