Let’s celebrate the contributions of small businesses during the Covid crisis
This year, small businesses have often been on the frontline of the local Covid community response. Some provided…
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With Love: the pay-it-forward café in Waterloo
I know what it’s like to balance two jobs, sometimes three, to try to make ends meet. That…
Loud, proud and patriotic. That’s how we make the case for immigration
It’s no secret that I was born in a foreign country. I am the son of Kurdish refugees…
SME4Labour: The world of work is changing. Join the debate with John McDonnell
The Labour Party is gearing up for one of its biggest and most diverse conferences in living memory.…
Children are back at school – and back to being let down by the Tories
A few days ago, millions of children returned to school in my borough and across the country. It…
Why I’m proud to be a London living wage employer
It’s not just ministers and city mayors who are responsible for delivering good workplaces with decent pay –…
The stake limit on FOBTs is a good start – but the hard work doesn’t stop here
Last month, after years of campaigning, the government finally moved to cut the maximum stake for fixed-odds betting…
My journey to become deputy mayor of Lambeth shows London is a land of opportunity
Last week I was grateful to be chosen by my Labour comrades to be the next deputy mayor…
Tories’ Brexit bonfire of red tape poses serious risk to our air quality
By the eighth day of this year, London had already breached annual air pollution limits set by the…
Labour under Corbyn can be the natural home for small businessmen and women
This is part of a series of articles in the run-up to the Budget on November 22. Small…
