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…
Alison McGovern MP
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…
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…
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…
