Ben Cooper column: ‘A National Care Service for everyone’
The next three years offers the best opportunity to build a National Care Service for all and ensure disabled people are not forgotten.
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Paul Nowak Column: ‘An ambitious programme for the first 100 days’
TUC General Secretary Paul Nowak says the next PM can either face up to vested interests or face the wrath of voters.
Stella Tsantekidou column: ‘Let’s campaign with Oomf!’
Ah, youth. I was 19 once, too. Ed Miliband was leader of the Labour Party, a university mate ran a Facebook group called "Ed Miliband Is Fit," TikTok hadn't been invented yet, and Instagram was still only for latte art and bathroom…
Ben Cooper column: ‘You can’t have policy without politics’
Policy cannot be divorced from politics. People want to know who Labour stands for, and is against. The government should tell them often.
Paul Nowak column: ‘It’s time for Labour to shout about workers’ rights from the rooftops’
Ministers need to ignore the noise, deliver security at work for all and show working people this government is on their side.
Stella Tsantekidou column: ‘We have forgotten how to do politics’
What is it about Labour MPs that turns them into the anguished mother in Solomon’s parable whenever a failing leader needs to be put out of his misery? Apparently, nobody in the Cabinet meeting last Tuesday brought up the resignation issue…
Ben Cooper column: ‘Labour must help families build towards their dreams’
Labour must give people real hope and develop policies that provide the security of homeownership for everyone.
Paul Nowak column: ‘Working people in Britain must not pay the price for Trumpflation’
Working people are paying the price for Trumps reckless Middle East War. Labour must support them and the industries they work in through it.
Stella Tsantekidou column: ‘The dark arts are dead’
Labour needs more lions. And we have to allow them to roar freely. Spinning that they are actually pussycats will no longer work.
Ben Cooper column: ‘Labour must intervene to tackle the causes of the cost of living crisis’
Labour has a history of taking on businesses that exploit vulnerable consumers for profit. They must continue that tradition.
‘Tom Belger column: ‘Starmerism’s officially empty. It’s why he won but may be why he’s done’
An empty taxi drew up, and out stepped Keir Starmer. The old gag about Clement Attlee is far more apt for today’s prime minister than the man behind the welfare state. A newly updated book all but confirms what many have long suspected…
Paul Nowak column: ‘It’s time to break big money’s grip on our politics’
Restoring faith in democracy means confronting entrenched power – not quietly cashing its cheques.