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Everyone deserves to earn enough to live on, not just survive. Unfortunately, too many people across the country are still struggling to make ends meet after a hard day’s work. One in five workers – more than five million people – currently…
As Labour councillors, it is important for us to speak up in defence of the voiceless victims of the Tories’ ideologically-driven austerity. There are many jobs performed by the state, but one of the most vital, and yet least seen, is…
A month today, 20 April, is the last day that anyone can register to vote in this year’s General Election. You can register online here, provided you know your National Insurance number. The last time the country chose its government, in…
When Anna, abused at the hands of her husband and his family, sought help from a Solace Women's Aid refuge, she had no money, a young child in tow, and no home to go to. A lease was arranged on an unfurnished flat for Anna and an…
Our current land economy serves us badly. The landed are getting loaded through no hard work of their own, while too few ordinary people can afford a decent home. With no tax on empty land in the UK, it can be more lucrative to acquire and…
The country is in the grip of a housing crisis. Raising the deposit for a mortgage to buy a home these days is hard. Social housing is in short supply. And so people are being funnelled into a private rented sector that is too often…
By Andy Hull What a momentous few weeks for the Labour Party. No, not another post on Ed's (bold and brilliant) leadership over recent days, hacks hacking or cops copping it; I'm talking about the thousands of responses submitted to Peter…
By Andy Hull / @andyhull79 A year ago Labour List covered the start of the Islington Fairness Commission's work. That work culminates today in the publication of the Commission's final report, Closing the Gap. As suggested in yesterday's…
By Andy Hull Today sees the publication of the coalition government's Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR). But will it be fit for tomorrow, or for yesterday? We have seen profound change in the global security environment in the…
By Andy Hull The challenges at the start of this century - global recession, climate change, distrust in politics - demand a progressive response. But we will only ensure that the future is shaped by our values if our primary vehicle for…
