‘Rushing a UK–EU customs union now would undermine real progress’
“For economic renewal, we have to keep moving towards a closer relationship with the European Union”. Those were…
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‘Britain’s high streets need Community Investment Zones’
Last week, the Chancellor used her Budget to introduce permanently lower business rates for retail, hospitality, and leisure…
‘Time is running out for HS2 in the North’
The future of our railways in the North still hangs in the balance, with less than 60 sitting…
‘Delays today, stronger democracy tomorrow – Labour is right to wait for SV for mayoral elections’
“Only dictators cancel elections”, lambast the protectors of democracy at Reform UK. “A scandalous attempt to subvert democracy”,…
‘Fair politics needs fair limits’
What’s the most valuable thing money can buy? Increasingly, people in Britain fear the answer might be democracy…
‘The legacy of Barbara Castle should still drive Labour’s approach to transport policy’
As a child in the 1960s, one of the first political figures I remember was Barbara Castle. While…
‘Women and girls aren’t being heard when they talk about periods — we’re trying to change that’
It’s not often you hear the worlds vulva, vagina or clitoris uttered in Parliament but that’s how our…
‘The Child Poverty Strategy shows why a Labour government matters’
This is an adapted version of my analysis from the LabourList email this morning. To receive our email…
‘From maternity to inequality: evidence, consultation and context must be at the heart of the independent review into mental health’
Yesterday the Government launched an Independent Review into mental health conditions, autism and ADHD. It is an expert-led…
‘The Tories sneer at ordinary Brits — Labour is determined to lift them up’
Did you hear the words of the leader of the opposition? She said Labour’s budget was a budget…
