Recall is the thin end of the wedge
Today sees the conclusion of the committee stage of the Recall of MPs Bill. Contrary to the siren calls…
Chris Williamson
The public are calling for a progressive alternative – Labour must seize the moment
For much of its period in office, this Tory-led Government has stood accused of being out of touch with…
Meeting the people affected by the Bedroom Tax makes it really hit home
Sometimes in the cut and thrust of politics, it takes a real-life example to emphasise the unfairness of…
Forced labour in Qatar calls into question suitability of World Cup hosts
I have just returned from a fact finding mission to Qatar with construction workers union UCATT to look…
Labour needs to get a grip on the wasteful housing subsidy system
As a former bricklayer, I know that increasing the number of small house builders is the key to…
The right-wing militant tendency driving education policy
Many teachers already think that Michael Gove’s policies border on lunacy, and a leaked thesis by one of the…
Al-Madinah school were merely puppets playing out the Government’s ideological experiment
Derby has attracted national headlines in the last few weeks for all the wrong reasons. The city’s Al-Madinah…
Is it too late for Bombardier to come to the rescue?
If ever a fiasco epitomised the incompetence of its makers, it is surely the Tory-led Government’s continued mishandling…
Is this the next public service in line for Tory privatisation?
Having made it possible to privatise 49% of the NHS, this Tory/LibDem Government has now got another precious…
More Bombardier bungling from the shambolic Department for Transport
Few issues have demonstrated the Government’s stubborn resistance to logic, common sense and overwhelming evidence quite like the…
