Spring Statement: ‘Government should break the disability-poverty link, not entrench it’
As a Liverpudlian who moved to Middlesbrough to study during the Thatcher years, I was reminded last week…
Emily Brothers
‘Ten years ago, I was Labour’s first trans candidate. Too little has changed since’
With rising antipathy in politicians and media examination of personal history, it is perplexing why so many of…
Labour can be proud of past LGBT+ policy achievements – now there is more to do
As families around the country grapple with home learning during the coronavirus pandemic, LGBT+ History Month offers an…
Liz Truss reminds us of the need to fight for fairness for the many not the few
As Disability History Month draws to a close, the government has chosen to attack the foundations of UK…
It’s time for Labour to stand with trans people for dignity and equality
Labour should be proud to have introduced gender recognition in 2004 and harmonised equality laws in 2010. The…
‘Justice Not Charity’: The blind workers marching for rights in 1920
This weekend marks the centenary of a march by blind trade unionists from across the country. Their cause…
Labour need to recognise that disabled people have aspirations too
Labour activists and disability campaigners alike will be very wary about the motives and impact of Iain Duncan…
Labour will make a positive difference to the life of disabled people
Labour’s manifesto centres on the idea that Britain only succeeds when working people succeed. I’m proud that we’ve…
Labour delivered for me and for people like me
I’m a scouser and we tend to have long memories. One of my childhood memories is of a…
