Why the health and care bill is unlikely to leave the House of Lords unscathed
For much of the early period of the coalition government, the health and social care bill faced intense…
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Glenys Thornton: Give renters equal access to affordable credit
As the Young Foundation report ‘Credit where credit’s due?’ highlighted in 2016, it’s tough being poor in this…
Glenys Thornton: We will miss Tessa in the House of Lords
It is rare that the death of a politician elicits such an outpouring of sadness mixed with heartfelt…
Glenys Thornton: Back the bill to stop renters being punished for being poor
It shouldn’t cost more to be poor. But it does. The poverty premium means poorer people end up…
Why Labour is fighting for the legalisation of Humanist marriages today
Monday saw the first day of Committee on the Same Sex Marriage Bill, where it became clear after…
Steering a safe passage for Equal Marriage
Glenys Thornton on the importance for Labour Peers of ensuring the Same Sex Marriage Bill becomes law Last…
Time to salvage something from the Health Bill’s mess
Today is day seven of the Lords’ Report stage of the deeply unloved Health and Social Care Bill,…
Clegg’s peers set to sell out NHS
Today will show that when Nick Clegg signed the Health and Social Care Bill over a year ago…
