It is time to bring FOI into the modern age and properly empower the public
Just over 20 years ago, freedom of information (FOI) was formally enshrined in law both in the Scottish…
Katy Clark
The Scottish government claims to be offering a National Care Service – it isn’t
Social care is in crisis and not fit for purpose – that much is obvious on both sides…
What would settle the Scottish debate over our constitutional settlement?
For a referendum that was supposed to resolve long running divisions over independence, the polarising effects of the…
Should the House of Lords be abolished? My role as a new Labour peer
For most of Labour’s history, our policy has been to abolish the House of Lords or have an…
Katy Clark: Why I’m standing to replace Kate Hoey in Vauxhall
I am delighted to be on the shortlist for selection in Vauxhall, where I live with my family…
Labour must make the case for an alternative to failed austerity economics
Greece’s new Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras addressed the Greek Parliament for the first time on Sunday and pledged…
Here’s our opportunity: the policies people want are real Labour policies
There are a couple of very basic facts that underpin Scottish politics at the moment. Simply put, people…
Defending human rights from the Tories: protecting people at work
The Tories look set to promise a repeal of the Human Rights Act (HRA) and possibly a withdrawal…
Workers’ Memorial Day reminds us why we need a government that protects workers
A factory collapsing killing more than 1,100 workers in Bangladesh just over a year ago; reports of hundreds of…
We must keep up the pressure and secure justice for the Shrewsbury 24
Last week yesterday in a historic vote the House of Commons voted by 120 votes to 3 in…
