Let’s stop apologising for immigration and immigrants
I’ve got news: Labour did okay on immigration. We positively contributed to progress. We don’t need to apologise.…
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Why Labour still needs the f-word
I have always been a big fan of the f-word. For me, being a feminist is a no-brainer.…
It’s not just about Parliament – we need women in local government too
There has been broad agreement across governments for a significant amount of time that it is essential to…
‘Safety First’ is a strategy for defeat – victory in 2015 isn’t inevitable
History is littered with crazy predictions. There was that one by Thomas Malthus that population growth would outstrip…
Immigration: Labour inches towards a new approach
Yvette Cooper today gave a practical and sensible speech on immigration. In the current political climate (where practicality,…
We live in a political age of muscular membership
Last weekend, Labour Students passed a motion at their conference stating that they would not campaign for any…
Labour needs to end the “arms race” on immigration – because we can’t win it
Today Yvette Cooper is fleshing out Labour’s approach to immigration, both in the media and in a speech…
The challenges of a changing NHS
In the wake of the Francis Report into the shocking failures at Stafford hospital, it’s not an easy…
Our party is a cause or it is nothing at all
Luke Akehurst was absolutely correct to underscore the importance of unity against our collective enemy – the Tory…
Thank you Hugo Chavez
In an enormous, varied and colourful life, Hugo Chavez was a product of poverty in Venezuela, which like…
