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When it comes to this pension it is completely unacceptable and that’s why I’ve said we’re considering every…
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The living wage campaign shows we can remake the moral economy – there has never been a more timely endeavour
By Jane Wills The notion of a living wage first emerged in the industrial heartlands of Britain during…
It is important that voters know the clear dividing lines between Labour and Tory MEPs
By Claude Moraes I have been involved in the six year legislative battle on the EU Agency Workers…
How do we overcome the low turnout that is killing our democracy?
By Julian Ware-Lane Before 1997, voter turnout was often above 75%. But in the last two General Elections,…
The Government is wrong on Royal Mail
By Billy Hayes The publication of the document “The Future of the Universal Postal Service in the UK”…
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We must claw back Fred the shred’s pension
From LabourList It is outrageous that Sir Fred Goodwin is going to draw a pension of £650,000 a…
Fighting the BNP means exposing, organising and donating
By David Lammy Here’s a scary statistic: the BNP’s website gets more traffic than any other political website…
Boris has left a £4m financial hole in King’s Cross
By Theo Blackwell A massive £4 million cut has been served on successful jobs and training schemes in…
In combating violent extremism, we need to be less squeamish about religion
By Hazel Blears This afternoon I gave a talk about violent extremism at the London School of Economics.…
