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…
Justin Madders
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…
These new Tory MPs are making the right noises, but they won’t deliver
New statistics make the recent general election result difficult to comprehend. They show that 78% of people in…
Long-term questions for Labour leadership candidates to answer
As we enter a new decade and deal with the immediate turmoil of our catastrophic defeat and the…
As a Leave seat MP, here’s my view on what Labour should learn
Like many members, I have been in a fog of disappointment for the last few days. Friends and…
Why we need a shadow minister for the North
Last month, I wrote about a new campaign group set up by Labour MPs called “Labour for the…
Sanctions against bullying MPs can no longer amount to a ‘quiet word’
MPs will debate a report today that concludes their staff are subject to an “unacceptable risk of bullying…
Why I’m pushing for Labour to adopt an independent complaints process
Politicians have always, more or less, policed their own conduct. But that has started to change in recent…
Labour for the North: Why we’ve set up a new group for Northern Labour MPs
The Institute for Public Policy Research for the north of England recently published its review of the Northern…
