Ben Cooper column: ‘Labour can rebuild the middle ground on immigration’
The issue of immigration and asylum dominates British politics. For some commentators, migration is seen as only the…
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Ben Cooper column: ‘End the slum landlord subsidy’
Every year, the state must rent thousands of homes for people in desperate need. Councils are required to…
Ben Cooper column: ‘Uniting Labour’s progressive return voters with those yet to come back’
Last week, Labour took the lead in an opinion poll for the first time in 16 months. Twice…
Ben Cooper column: ‘A National Care Service for everyone’
In the final days of the last Labour government, Andy Burnham presented plans for a new National Care…
Ben Cooper column: ‘You can’t have policy without politics’
The Fabian Society has, over the past three months, been talking politics and policy with people in every…
Ben Cooper column: ‘Labour must help families build towards their dreams’
Today millions of people across England will be voting Reform or Green at the local elections. They will…
Ben Cooper column: ‘Labour must intervene to tackle the causes of the cost of living crisis’
For more than half a decade, Britain has been stuck in a cost-of-living crisis. Life’s essentials have become…
Ben Cooper column: ‘Labour needs to rediscover its own authentic populism’
For the first time in living memory, Labour has to deal with a populist party to its left…
Ben Cooper column: ‘Stop protecting golf courses, start building homes’
Look closely at a map of any city in England, and you will see vast tracts of well-maintained…
Ben Cooper column: ‘On housing, Labour should build a lasting legacy’
The government’s planning reforms will transform housebuilding in England. Across the country, more homes will be built near…
