Alison McGovern: There is nothing inherently progressive about refusing to intervene against murderous dictators
One of the reasons I find it hard to celebrate the new anti-establishment zeitgeist in Western politics is…
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Alison McGovern: We must listen to call of starving Syrians and drop aid over Aleppo
This is the speech given by Alison McGovern after tabling an urgent question on the plight of the…
Alison McGovern: As borrowing balloons the blame for this mess lies with the Brexiteers who made up the facts
So here’s the very bad news. Our country looks set to be plunged into debt now totalling £2…
Alison McGovern: Post Offices could plug the gap of bank branch closures
When the financial crisis was at its zenith in 2008 the Labour government intervened in Britain’s banking sector…
Alison McGovern: It’s not just our country that has been built by migrants and their children: our Labour movement has too
Even if some of us have been disturbed by Theresa May and Amber Rudd’s horror show headlines this…
We shouldn’t dismiss manufacturing – but the real key to unlocking the North is devolution
Seven years ago, roughly, I was on the phone to my friend Jenny. My predecessor had announced his…
Alison McGovern: We may have a Brexit hangover but now is the time to listen to Labour’s local leaders
Politics and government are different activities and while the corridors of power are buzzing with the former, the…
Our Labour family is broken with grief but Jo’s life was a demonstration against despair – Alison McGovern’s tribute to her friend
The last time Jo and I were in the chamber of the House of Commons together we…
Sanitising the truth is little use to anyone – that’s why Progress is so important
Gathering large numbers of political people in the same room can be a dangerous game. There is the…
The budget gives an opportunity to rectify women’s state pension inequality
I would make a plea to the Chancellor to implement fair state pension transitional arrangements for women born…
