The health and care bill is a chance to reinvigorate our NHS. We must seize it
The Conservative government introduced the health and social care bill a decade ago. I was working in the…
Karin Smyth
MPs play an important role as community activists, especially during turbulent times
MPs spend huge amounts of time, unnoticed by most, responding to constituents’ requests for support. Many are looking…
On the EU and other key issues, who is speaking for the four million Labour voters who have a Tory MP?
Before last week’s terrible events, when MPs had returned to Westminster after a Whitsun recess in their constituencies,…
Apprenticeships pledge reveals another broken Tory promise
Another month, another broken ministerial pledge. It centres around the delivery of a promise on apprenticeships, and it…
It’s tempting to believe a pro-Labour shockwave hit Bristol, but it’s not a blueprint for Britain
While the dust settles on a swathe of election results that will keep the number-crunchers busy for weeks,…
What might be the path to Labour victory in 2020?
Karin Smyth MP chaired the most recent meeting of Labour for the Common Good group in Parliament – this…
