Government U-turn on rip-off rate phone lines
It’s been an 18-month fight but this week the Department for Work and Pensions agreed to stop using…
John Healey
The historic rise in the education leaving age will be a massive missed opportunity for young people
The great Labour Education Secretary Tony Crosland wrote in 1956 that to create an education system which achieves…
Why are the Government making people pay a Telephone Tax?
Britons make millions of calls every year to the government. From benefits and tax credits to driving licences,…
“Not all borrowing is bad” – The case for good borrowing
Just off junction 33 of the M1 at the edge of the town centre is the New York…
In defence of Progress
I went to Bournemouth yesterday to speak at the Unison conference. The top concern of delegates is the…
Risk register veto – A desperate act and an admission of defeat
Yesterday the Cabinet decided to veto the release of the risk register for their massive NHS reorganisation, which…
In defence of the Union rep
The end-of-day adjournment debate in the Commons is normally a calm half hour in an empty Chamber, confined…
Healey to Cameron: Stop misrepresenting your NHS changes – and me
Rt Hon David Cameron MP Prime Minister 10 Downing Street London SW1A 2AA 11 May 2011 You again…
Green Designs
By John Healey MP This week, the Government has shown once more how Labour is facing up to…
Council tax myth busting – Labour costs you less
By John Healey There’s one myth that Labour must do more to bust, especially in the run up…
