‘Labour’s two-child cap victory rings hollow while asylum-seeking children remain in poverty’
The Government has finally scrapped the pernicious two-child benefit cap. Cue an avalanche of self-congratulatory posts from Labour…
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SPONSORED: ‘Unlocking pension power to boost the UK’s fortunes’
SPONSORED Hundreds of billions of pounds are locked away in UK pension schemes, when a simple change to…
‘I spent years telling workers the law couldn’t help them – that has changed’
The Employment Rights Act has now received royal assent, a golden example of how political power wielded by…
‘After years of cuts, Labour’s local government settlement begins to put things right’
After more than a decade in which austerity hollowed out local government, the final Local Government Finance Settlement…
‘The Sherriff of Wild Westminster: what must change in elections bill’
British democracy is facing a crisis of confidence. With the dark tendrils of the Epstein files reaching deep…
‘The hope that kills you’: Reflections from the final day in Gorton and Denton
Once again, I boarded the Avanti West Coast service from London Euston back to my home city of…
A gory night for Labour
So, let’s start with the good news – Reform UK does not have a new MP. Matt Goodwin…
‘SEND reforms are a crucial test of the opportunity mission’
Labour’s opportunity mission promised to break the link between a child’s class background and their future success. The…
‘What Batley and Spen taught me about standing up to divisive politics’
The Batley and Spen by-election in July 2021 has been described as one of the most unpleasant of…
‘Security in the 21st century means more than just defence’
It has become something of a euphemism to say that the world, of late, “has changed”. As an…
