Why Andrew Harrop has got it wrong on National Insurance
Recently, Andrew Harrop made four arguments against raising National Insurance contributions to finance the growing NHS deficit. It…
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The Big Idea: how to care for the elderly and vulnerable
This week in politics started with the widely welcomed announcement from Ed Miliband: following on from the sterling…
Getting the OBR to track child poverty would mean governments could no longer ignore it
David Cameron pledged to lead the most family friendly government ever. But this has turned out to be…
The supreme court ruling humiliates Tories and give Welsh Labour another reason to be proud
Agricultural work is tough and dangerous – it often involves backbreaking jobs, carried out over long hours and…
The Candidate: are the best people representing Labour at local level?
So, Labour will devolve more power and money to the regions and give local authorities access to millions…
When did you make the transition from volunteer to organiser?
This post was written by Matthew Patrick and Jasmin Beckett It was not long ago that campaigning was a…
Delays in social security payments are destroying lives
Some of the most heart-breaking examples of ministerial callousness have emerged from my constituents in Liverpool Wavertree. They…
Labour’s direction of travel represents the biggest shake up in the railways since privatisation
Rail services in London – both overground and underground – are an important part of the responsibility of…
TTIP: the NHS will be exempt, but how will the rest of the deal effect us?
Today it’s emerged that off the back of ongoing campaigns, the NHS will most likely be exempt from…
A New Magna Carta?
This week the House of Commons Political and Constitutional Reform Committee launched what it hopes will be a…
