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I’m Isabelle, mum to two extraordinary young people. One of them, Matthew, is autistic and has learning disabilities and a whole host of other differences including ADHD, Acute Generalised Anxiety and OCD. He has always faced a significant…
Autism is a word many hear of but not so many understand. My son Bowie, named after the legendary David Bowie, was two years old when my mother approached me with concerns. He was completely nonverbal, barely ever slept and his diet was…
As three Labour activists who have fought for years to ensure the rights and dignity of sex workers - a fight informed by our commitment to the Labour Party’s principles of justice, equality and worker’s liberty - we are dismayed that Sarah…
This piece was commissioned by guest editor Jon Ashworth. For six years I have been delivering the most precious of things. Not presents or parcels, but patients. Ambulance workers like me transport patients who need to get to medical…
This will be the first time I have tried to get onto the all-member e-ballot for the Labour Party NEC elections. I am doing so as an independent candidate, free from any faction or list, in the hope of making the party less London-centric…
Nestled in the shadows of the mighty Kinder Scout, the highest point in the Peak District, the picturesque village of Hayfield in the High Peak never fails to attract those wanting to explore this stunning corner of Britain’s oldest…
I am a waitress at TGI Fridays, and I work in one of the four restaurants currently on strike over cuts to our tips allocation. Today, workers in Unite have walked out in London, Manchester and Milton Keynes; and we have many more members…
Last week I was grateful to be chosen by my Labour comrades to be the next deputy mayor of Lambeth, one of London's most diverse boroughs. It was a remarkable moment for me, an Anglo-Kurdish restauranteur born in Turkey in the 1970s who…
In Lewisham, as all over Britain, our communities are facing the brunt of nearly 10 years of Tory rule. Our public services, local schools and hospital under strain; our welfare state decimated. It is for this reason that I am standing to…
Some weeks ago, a friend texted to say there were rumours about my local MP, Heidi Alexander, resigning as the MP for Lewisham East. While unconfirmed, they said she would soon be leaving to join Sadiq Khan at City Hall. The next day…
Local elections are fast approaching and this week much of the spotlight is on Trafford - my local authority. We’re fighting hard here to win the last remaining Tory council in Greater Manchester. Outsourcing and privatisation of services…
Next week, as people go to the polls to elect their new councillors in many parts of the country, Labour is fielding its youngest set of candidates for years – possibly ever. It has been four years since most of the seats Labour is fighting…
