Comment Why we need the new cross-party UK Trade and Business Commission On January 1st this year, we saw the biggest change in our country’s trading relationships for decades when… Hilary Benn 13th April, 2021, 8:28 am
Comment Making sense of it all – lessons of a crushing defeat It has been a tough time for the Labour family. Hopes dashed. Great candidates defeated who sacrificed so… Hilary Benn 16th May, 2015, 5:01 pm
Comment Why we can’t, and won’t, run everything from the centre Call it localism, devolution, self-determination or whatever you like, it is clear the English people want to have more of a say over what happens where they live and… Hilary Benn 13th November, 2014, 2:27 pm
Comment What family has ever been made stronger by being torn apart? As Referendum day approaches, we can all see just how much the argument and debate about Scotland’s future… Hilary Benn 16th September, 2014, 6:17 pm
Comment Behind the UKIP vote lies alienation in many of our communities There have been times over the last two days when some of the media coverage of the local… Hilary Benn 25th May, 2014, 6:01 pm
Comment Tax cuts for millionaires, higher council taxes for those on the lowest incomes In April, David Cameron made two big decisions. First, he cut taxes for millionaires. Secondly, he put up… Hilary Benn 11th October, 2013, 4:39 pm
Comment What Eric Pickles wants you to see, against (FOI) the reality Today the Independet reveals that Communities Secretary Eric Pickles and his officials tried to suppress information that could… Hilary Benn 14th September, 2013, 10:56 am
Comment Why our communities are paying the price for George Osborne’s failure Communities discovered this week that once again their local council – and the services it provides – are… Hilary Benn 29th June, 2013, 9:30 am
Comment We have been building fewer homes than we need for far too many years The Centre for Cities report on housebuilding is a powerful and important reminder of just how many new… Hilary Benn 21st January, 2013, 6:04 pm
Featured In Defence of MPs A recent survey showed that public confidence in Members of Parliament has fallen steeply in the last two… Hilary Benn 8th December, 2011, 11:00 am