Let’s not lose the momentum
When London won the bid to host the Olympics, a simple promise was made. The pledge was not…
Stephen Twigg
Listening and learning – lessons from Birmingham
Last weekend I was in Birmingham for Labour’s National Policy Forum. The NPF has had its merits and…
Living Below The Line
Earlier this year I met the excellent charity Think Global UK (formerly the Development Education Association) to learn…
The biggest critics of bad teaching are good teachers
When I think of what inspired me at school, it was the faith that my most determined teachers…
What happens inside the classroom matters most
Last week Jim Sweetman penned a piece for this website which set out an important challenge for Labour,…
Aspiration, aspiration, aspiration
By Stephen Twigg MP / @stephentwigg Listening to Michael Gove’s speech to Tory Party Conference today, you might…
Sudan: Don’t let history repeat itself
By Stephen Twigg MP As the Arab Spring continues to dominate our media outlets, a crisis has unfolded…
Organising to win
By Stephen Twigg MP and Michael J Leahy In May 2010 Labour held seats that were expected to…
The big con of the Big Society – and Labour’s co-operative alternative
By Stephen Twigg MP My constituency of Liverpool West Derby already has the kind of vibrant community and…
We’ve achieved a great deal – but there is still so much more to do
By Stephen Twigg I attended my first Labour Party Conference as a 17 year old delegate in 1984.…
