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Last weekend saw four fantastic Labour women selected to fight for parliamentary seats at the next General Election. Since 1997, Labour has led the drive to see more women in Parliament, creating a politics that looks and sounds more like…
Today’s news Everyone at Movement for Change wishes David Miliband well in his exciting new role. As David stated in today’s letter of resignation, his new role as President and CEO at the International Rescue Committee brings together his…
This evening, dozens of Movement for Change activists will host a ‘Night of Action’ in Wembley to call for an end to legal loansharking. We’ll be joined by Arthur Breen, whose foster daughter (whom he refers to as “G” to protect her…
Today, Ed Miliband visited Walthamstow as part of his Real Change to Win tour to see how Labour and Movement for Change activists are working within local communities to take practical action on the issue of “legal loansharking”. As a…
I recently attended an extraordinary meeting of Labour Party members in Battersea, which gave me cause for quiet optimism. In a seat which only recently lost its Labour MP, and in which a number of dedicated Labour councillors work hard to…
Kathryn Perera's History of Labour Women It's tricky to write a portrait of Mo Mowlam (1949-2005) in a few hundred words, when so many millions of people feel they knew her personally. Indeed, it is this quality which lingers after wordy…
Kathryn Perera's History of Labour Women In her wonderful biography of Jennie Lee, Patricia Hollis recounts an anecdote that neatly captures the character of Dr Edith Summerskill (1901-1980), one of Labour's longest-serving female MPs. The…
Kathryn Perera's History of Labour Women Barbara Ayrton Gould (1886-1950) may seem an unusual choice of Labour woman to profile. I've chosen her for two reasons. First, her early life was full of drama and spanned the most important…
Kathryn Perera's History of Labour Women In the Poplar area of London, a school now sits on land which was scarred by several large bombs during the Second World War. It was the first building to be reconstructed as part of the 'Live…
Kathryn Perera's History of Labour Women In the history of the Labour movement, there are shining stars and hard grafters. Mary MacArthur (1880-1921) was both. By the time of her premature death, she had organised more than 300,000 women…
By Kathryn Perera / @kathrynperara Shortly after the general election, I listened with interest to a speech that Theresa May gave about her new equalities brief. The buzzwords of "freedom" and "choice" abounded. My heart sank. For (as has…
Kathryn Perera's History of Labour Women It's a tough gig to summarise the contribution of Beatrice Webb (1858-1943) to the Labour movement in a few words. A list of her accomplishments - some achieved alone, most achieved in partnership…
