It’s time to stop the Transfer Tax rip-off
Imagine that when your sister opens the box of chocolates you give them at Christmas she will find…
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Health will be the the bedrock of our approach to development
Today is World AIDS Day, a chance to celebrate the progress that has been made and renew our…
How do we stop young people being passed around like suitcases?
A young friend once told me they felt like a ‘suitcase’, when they had reached out for help…
Labour’s route to cutting the welfare bill
When the Chancellor rises to deliver his Autumn Statement next week, he should face two uncomfortable truths. This…
Celebrating and supporting small businesses – a powerhouse for local economic growth
Across Dulwich and West Norwood the bedrock of our economy is our small business community. Of the 3,500…
Time to pay school support staff their due
The debate about schools, pupil attainment and changes to our education system rages on. Yet there is one…
Government is broken – Labour need to use the digital revolution
People are shut out of government and they know it. Government is broken. The British state is not…
Politics after the Big Machine
Jawarharlal Nehru, first Prime Minister of independent India was giving a speech in a bus factory. Nehru’s topic…
My bill to make work pay in Low Wage Britain
Today I will be speaking in Parliament on behalf of a woman called Catherine. She lives nearly 200 miles…
Labour should be proud of Tony Blair’s record in Africa – and we should say so
This week’s attacks on Tony Blair have been the most outrageous yet. Those who disagree with Mr Blair’s…
