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The general election was a huge achievement for the Labour Party and for ordinary working people across the country. If you listened to the pollsters at the beginning of the campaign it appeared we were a very long way behind. Yet we defied…
Yesterday in Cabinet Office questions in the Commons, the Labour Party challenged Tory ministers on their plans to trial the use of requiring ID in polling stations at the local government elections in May 2018. The Tories announced this…
Digital technology has the potential to drastically strengthen our democracy. Political parties, local councils and parliaments are now using online tools to increase political engagement and improve the legitimacy of government. Social…
Today Jeremy Corbyn launched his 10 leadership election pledges, with action to secure our environment right at the centre of them. 2016 is set to be the hottest year on record. Under Jeremy’s leadership, Britain would take its fair share…
The news from the Liberal Democrats regarding Lord Rennard and the alleged sexual harassment of staff and aspiring female MPs comes as no surprise to many who work in the Westminster village. Perhaps due to the macho image or the long…
I don’t like to begin with a stereotype, but maybe it’s because I’m Northern that I will call a spade a spade. When I go out campaigning for the Labour Party I don’t find that using the think-tank language or big long flowery words really…
Today marks the three year anniversary of unemployment breaking the 2 million mark, and figures out today show the 8th consecutive month of rising unemployment. Unemployment jumped by 48,000 in the quarter to December to 2.67 million, a…
A report published this week by the Local Data Company on the number of empty shops on our high streets highlights further the North-South divide, as well the dire economic situation many small and medium sized businesses are in. The…
By Cat Smith, Chair - Next Generation Labour We welcome the Youth Day at Labour Party conference; it's great to see young people and young members being put at the heart of Labour as we move forward as a party and as a movement. Our…
By Cat Smith / @cateysmith This week a 27 year old man, Dale Burns, from Barrow-in-Furness died after being shot with a Taser by police. A story like this in a newspaper would usually catch my attention, but being a similar age and from the…
By Cat Smith / @cateysmith Since the election last year, the party has quite rightly been engaging in an important debate about how it can win again. This has seen the strand known as Blue Labour emerge, Progress becoming increasingly…
By Cat Smith / @cateysmith Brian Haw had more political conviction and principles than many of the 'honourable' members who walked past his protest camp over the past 10 years. His belief that the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were illegal…
