‘I support assisted dying, but safeguards in Leadbeater’s bill aren’t strong enough’
As legislators we must vote on the Bill as written. And I am not convinced the safeguards are strong enough.
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I’ll vote for a candidate who listens
I don't know who I'm going to back for leader, but the person who'll get my vote will be the one who answers some serious questions for our party. I want to know how they will connect with people on issues that matter, and I need know they…
Growing the economy outside London
This article is from Our Labour, Our Communities - a pamphlet of 10 essays by Labour PPCs, published by LabourList in partnership with Lisa Nandy MP. All politicians believe (or claim to believe) in certain things, from regional devolution…
A cut as incompetent as it is callous
Ed Miliband’s recent description of the Tory-led coalition as a “make-it-up-as-you-go-along, back-of-the-envelope, miserable shower”, rings depressingly true given the slap-dash and incompetent nature of many of their polices. Yesterday the…
To avoid Osborne’s benefit trap Labour must change the debate
From a political point of view George Osborne’s autumn statement was a success, in that a week since he stood up in the Commons, the biggest issue is not any mistakes he has made but Labour’s quandary on what to do about his proposal to…
We are Labour and we’re on your side
By Josh Fenton-Glynn / @joshfg Ed Miliband speaking at the March for the Alternative sent a louder message than any policy review: 'we are Labour and we're on your side'. On Saturday I was proud to be amongst hundreds of thousands of people…
Nick, if you believe in the new politics, vote against tuition fees
By Josh Fenton-Glynn / @joshfg Labour shouldn't see the tuition fees debate as a chance to score party political points against the Liberal Democrats. Preventing this 'Act of Vandalism' is too important for that. Britain is not used to…
We are all in this together but some of us are more in this than others
By Joshua Fenton-Glynn / @joshfg The proposed changes that will cap the benefits that one household can receive and lead to less people being entitled to child benefit are an attack on some of the most vulnerable groups in society. These…
The media needs to listen to what Ed Miliband has to say
By Josh Fenton-Glynn On Saturday the Labour Party elected a new leader using rules the have had in place for the past 17 years. It's now time for the rest of the country to get to know Edward Samuel Miliband. Sadly coverage from the BBC to…
Tory thinking: A nudge for the rich and a kick in the gut for the poor
By Josh Fenton-Glynn Another day and more punitive talk from Cameron, this time beating up on benefit recipients. This is coupled with last weeks announcement that council house leases will change to be more regularly renewed so that people…
Food vouchers show the truth behind the rhetoric of the Big Society
By Josh Fenton-Glynn The response to the inadequate out of work benefits in this country should be to raise benefits not to, in effect, cut them - as the June budget will do. The idea that families on low incomes who happen to live in a few…
Labour must oppose cuts to child benefit and defend our record on child poverty
By Josh Fenton-Glynn On the face of it, the noise and briefings around the forthcoming budget on cutting benefits to middle and upper class families seems no bad thing. However, with evidence showing that the more restrictions put on…