‘Young people are doing everything right – so why are we shutting them out?’
Young people are working hard and sticking to the rules. So why are they being excluded from our financial system that penalises them?
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‘Put local voices at the heart of decisions about buses’
Devolution has to have local voices at the heart to ensure that local buses are what local people want and need.
A breathing space Budget
The government has given itself breathing space with the budget. It will be judged on how it uses it to show what comes next.
‘Investing in culture builds confidence in communities’
MPs whose constituencies cover Milton Keynes write about the importance of culture to their place as it is shortlisted for City of Culture.
‘Motherhood shouldn’t be a barrier to public service’
Newly elected councillor – and new mother – Rabia Nasimi on how we should make politics easier for parents.
‘Lessons from Brazil: What Labour can learn from Lula’s victory’
In Brazil, President Lula pulled off a surprise victory. What lessons can UK Labour learn from his success?
Reform’s grievance Budget wishlist shows just how out of touch their party is
The substance of Reform's offering to the country is equally lacklustre, and appears to be nothing short of – as I saw it described on Twitter – "boomer slop".
‘Delivering growth in every postcode relies on good logistics’
Rachel Taylor MP argues that the logisitics industry is keeping the economy going and delivering growth in every postcode.
‘In a budget of winners and losers, Labour must not let schools come last’
NEU General Secretary Daniel Kebede argues that we must learn from the continent and ensure we invest properly in schools.
SPONSORED: ‘Cheaper energy bills and new unionised jobs delivering the government’s goals’
It's important the Prime Minister and Chancellor ignore some of the nonsense out there about heat pumps and focus on the longer term.
Goggleboxing clever
oters need to see themselves in their politicians. And sometimes that means showing them that we too are a bit crap at Countdown.
‘Procurement must be at the heart of our growth agenda’
Ahead of the Budget, Josh Newbury MP argues that government’s £461 billion annual spend is one of the most underused levers for growth available to the state.