Charlie Hebdo: perhaps we can take inspiration from satire’s ability to humanise us all
It’s hard to know what to say about the Charlie Hebdo shootings beyond expressing abject sadness. Everything else…
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Councils are on a cliff edge: we can’t carry on like this
Over the next few weeks, local authorities across the country will be announcing their budgets for the coming…
With one thousand teachers in every constituency, Labour must commit to reducing their workload
Teachers are getting organised ahead of the general election and according to the Guardian, ‘the competition for the teacher…
The Government have failed – it’s time for a new approach to get older people into the workplace
This post is written by Rachel Reeves MP and Stephen Timms MP. Later today we will be meeting older…
Je Suis Charlie
There was no question about what was going to write about today. OK, we’re in the midst of…
The strange death of the ‘centre ground’
The concept of the ‘centre ground’ has been vexing Labour recently. Tony Blair told The Economist that the…
Four policies I’d like to see from the next Labour government to improve mental health services and tackle mental health stigma
Mental health awareness has come to the forefront of political thinking over the course of 2014, which is…
Labour would end this Government’s demonisation of benefits claimants
This afternoon I will be leading a debate on the treatment – or more accurately the demonisation –…
Are Labour councils going to be the hardest hit just before the General Election?
The end of last year saw further swingeing cuts to the collective budget of councils across England. Local…
An open letter to Ed Miliband: don’t close the Independent Living Fund
Dear Ed, I’ve been a life long Labour supporter and also a party member for much of my…
