An airport in the Thames Estuary is a distraction, not a solution
Now that Boris has been re-elected I’d hoped the fantasy of an airport in the Thames Estuary would…
Gareth Thomas MP
Yet another Big Society relaunch
David Cameron’s Big Society idea, re-launched yet again today with Big Society Capital, has been widely lampooned ever…
The impact of cuts in legal aid on charities
As part of the groundwork for his ‘Big Society’, we have got used to David Cameron singing the…
Co-op takeover: Our Party’s ideas are more vital than ever
By Gareth Thomas MP The Co-operative Party truly has gone from strength to strength in recent years. Our…
London’s commuter belt – the key to government?
By Gareth Thomas MP It is the London commuterbelt that holds the key to whether Labour will get…
The wrong call for the future of our country
By Gareth Thomas MP The government’s decision to treble tuition fees and cut funding to universities by 80%…
Oxford no confidence vote should prompt a rethink
By Gareth Thomas MP The vote of no confidence in David Willetts by Oxford academics confirms what a…
We need a new generation of change makers and modernisers
TO: Labour’s next Leader FROM: Gareth Thomas RE: Party renewal The one thing you can start to change…
A co-operative future for Labour
By Gareth Thomas MP On one level the Co-operative Party has had a good year. Despite difficult electoral…
An idea whose time has come back
By Gareth Thomas MP This year, as I join with my Co-operative Party colleagues for our Annual Conference…
