We will legislate to protect gig economy workers and end the race to the bottom
A wonder of the modern age is that almost any item imaginable can be ordered to arrive at…
Justin Madders
Breaking strikes using agency workers is recklessly gambling with public safety
The government’s move to replace skilled and safety-critical workers on strike, published today, is deliberately inflammatory. It is…
HeartUnions week: Why Labour’s new deal for working people is so important
This year’s HeartUnions week, 14th-20th February 2022, is a chance to tell the story about why unions are…
The Taylor review recommendations still haven’t been implemented – why not?
It is now over 1,650 days, or four and a half years, since the Taylor review was published.…
Patient care, not private profit. How we want to amend the health and care bill
73 years ago, a Labour government created the National Health Service. Its introduction transformed lives, giving access to…
Labour must be prepared for when the shine wears off this government
There were plenty of warnings that Hartlepool would be a struggle if you cared to look for them.…
Our test-and-trace system is a long way off “world-beating”, Prime Minister
As we have seen an easing of lockdown measures, a reduction in hospital admissions and the end of…
How zoos epitomise the government’s chaotic approach to Covid
You wouldn’t normally consider zoos to be at the heart of political debate but their treatment epitomises the…
We need a fully-resourced plan for mass testing and contact tracing
More than two months after the government said it was no longer necessary to identify every new case…
Coronavirus is shining a spotlight on the perils of insecure work
The perils of the gig economy and the increasing prevalence of insecure work have been intermittently on the…
