Cameron is appeasing his hardline Tory backbenchers rather than fighting for British industries
Imagine what people in Middlesborough must think. The British steel industry en masse – three unions side by…
Alison McGovern
What’s the best way to tackle in-work poverty?
Alison McGovern MP chaired this week’s meeting of Labour for the Common Good group in Parliament – this is…
We need to crack Westminster open. That’s why I spent so much of my summer in the pub
In recess, some of my colleagues have made important speeches. Some have marched for great causes. Some, and some others, have set up…
5 books by women for the politically minded this summer
Amidst the increasingly serious world events this week, two small ripples in the force caught my attention: firstly,…
Why we still need tax credits (as well as pre-distribution)
Would you be surprised if I wrote a blog piece supporting the speech on social security made by…
