Labour should fight for proper sick pay to help get control of the virus
After an incredibly bleak year, the coronavirus vaccines offer a ray of hope that 2021 can bring a…
Richard Burgon
We must force the government to adopt a zero Covid strategy
The government’s approach to fighting coronavirus has been an unmitigated disaster, leaving us with one of the highest…
Minimum wage workers shouldn’t be forced further into poverty during this crisis
One of the great achievements of the last period of Labour government was the introduction of the national…
Socialists have a central role to play in shaping Labour’s future
With its horrific death toll, the coronavirus pandemic is the greatest crisis most of us have ever lived…
Will the Lib Dems help Boris Johnson deliver no deal?
Liberal Democrat MP Jamie Stone offered a disturbing insight into his party’s thinking this week when asked what…
“Justice should be a right, not a privilege” – Burgon’s conference speech
Conference, this year marks 70 years since the radical post-war Labour government introduced Legal Aid. Built out of…
Let’s invest in alternatives to prison that actually reduce reoffending
After a decade of Tory failures in our criminal justice system, driven by deep austerity, Boris Johnson this…
Richard Burgon: End of austerity? The justice department knows that’s a lie
Austerity is over. That’s what Theresa May claimed at this year’s Tory conference – but if that were…
Richard Burgon: The Grenfell Inquiry must go further to uncover the truth
The Grenfell Inquiry opened recently with powerful tributes from the loved ones of those who lost their lives…
Richard Burgon: Justice on the cheap and prison privatisation must end
Our justice system has two key functions: to defend our hard won rights and to help keep communities…
