‘Backing assisted suicide isn’t left-wing. Blair and Corbyn alike opposed it’
If ever an issue deserves careful thought, and not simply a kneejerk response, it is the issue of…
Stephen Timms
There is no time to lose – hunger is rising and we need a strategy
The rise of food insecurity in the UK is grim. The Trussell Trust reports that its network distributed…
These government ministers are retoxifying the Conservative Party
David Cameron became Conservative Party leader in December 2005. He set about detoxifying his party, changing its image…
The state must invest – and boost decision-making at a local level
A recent publication of the Department for Work and Pensions’ annual statistics on households below average income made…
Stephen Timms: The cruelty of universal credit drove one woman almost to suicide
The universal credit roll-out was supposed to finish last month. A green paper published by the Department for…
Stephen Timms: Fair trade is under threat from Brexit – so let’s fight for it
Brexit has countless facets. As a member of the select committee on exiting the European Union, I learn…
Stephen Timms: There is no time to lose — Tories must take tough action to deal with the horror of acid attacks on our streets
The rise of acid attacks in London is a horrifying development. Police statistics indicate that noxious or corrosive…
Stephen Timms: Our economic wellbeing is being relegated to reducing net migration to the tens of thousands
This is the speech delivered by former minister Stephen Timms – edited to remove interruptions – in the…
Stephen Timms: Jobs plan shows Tories have betrayed disabled people once again
On Monday the government published Improving Lives, its long awaited work, health and disability green paper. It makes big…
Conservatives failing to help the disabled into work, says Stephen Timms, author of Labour’s New Deal
In 1998, as a new minister, I took on responsibility for the New Deal for disabled people. We knew…
