IWD: ‘Politics isn’t focused on women’s needs or voices. We can fix it with more women councillors, MPs and mayors’
I’ve been in a reflective mood as we’ve approached this International Women’s Day. 263 women now serve in…
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Spring Statement: ‘Austerity is not the answer to Britain’s stagnant economy’
All the signs are that Britain is heading for another round of austerity. The BBC has today reported…
‘The PM channels Attlee on defence. But a wealth tax, not aid cuts, should fund it’
Listening to Sir Keir Starmer explaining why standing up to Russian tyranny and bending over backward to get…
‘Labour activists cannot dismiss women’s concerns over single-sex spaces’
“No, I won’t be voting Labour. They don’t know what a woman is.” The door slams in my…
‘Keir Starmer should stand up for Canada and other Trump tariff targets’
Along with golden curtains and much else ejected during Joe Biden’s presidency, Donald Trump has returned a portrait…
‘Why Reform may prove the party to beat in the Hull and East Yorkshire’
Last night, Nigel Farage appeared at a rally in Hull to announce Reform’s candidate for the upcoming Hull…
‘Starmer’s US trip was a diplomatic triumph, but many more challenges lie ahead’
Returning to London from Washington early this morning, Keir Starmer and his team were justifiably delighted at how…
‘Rough sleeping’s soaring. Will defence spending help homeless veterans?’
New data out today shows that rough sleeping has hit a post-pandemic high. Last year nearly 4,667 people…
‘The US sell-out of Ukraine can be Starmer’s moment to define the purpose of his government’
For many, this Labour government has lacked a defining vision, an overriding purpose for existing. Through events beyond…
‘Labour’s 125th birthday: What would Keir Hardie think of today’s party?’
On this day in 1900, 129 delegates from trade unions and left-wing organisations gathered in London. They unanimously…
