Free movement, state aid, European courts – a Common Market 2.0 mythbuster
This evening, parliament will again consider different Brexit options through the indicative vote process. Theresa May hasn’t been…
Lucy Powell
Jon Lansman is right. Facebook is a barrier to a better political culture in Labour
I warmly welcome the intervention made yesterday by Momentum chair Jon Lansman on the antisemitism damaging our party.…
Jeremy’s latest Brexit move is the right one for our country
Jeremy Corbyn’s overnight letter to the Prime Minister is a big strategic move. It is a meaningful attempt…
Lucy Powell: Common Market 2.0 can break the Brexit deadlock
Next week, barring Houdini-esque contortions from the DUP and Tory European Research Group hardliners, Theresa May’s Brexit deal…
Lucy Powell: The Tories’ childcare failures are leading to a lost generation of kids
If Theresa May was so keen on tackling the burning injustices facing Britain she’d be prioritising early years…
Lucy Powell: We can’t afford not to tackle Britain’s social mobility problem
Social mobility — and the lack thereof for the many — is the defining issue of our time,…
Lucy Powell: Grammar schools are education for the elite, not the many
Teacher shortages caused by a recruitment crisis. Teacher retention in free fall with more teachers leaving than joining…
Lucy Powell: £240m grammar school splurge shows ministers are backing the wrong horse in the social mobility race
In a budget which barely mentioned education there was one stand-out pledge from the chancellor, a staggering commitment…
The forced academisation u-turn must signal the end of the Government’s fixation with school sctructures
During Prime Minister’s Questions last week, David Cameron was unequivocal: “We are going to have academies for all,…
Labour will fight to retain parents’ voice in the schools system
Last week the Tory mask slipped and their real agenda for our schools system was revealed. Forcing schools…
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