Breaking strikes using agency workers is recklessly gambling with public safety
The government’s move to replace skilled and safety-critical workers on strike, published today, is deliberately inflammatory. It is…
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Labour is doing better, but not well enough to reject deals with other parties
On his tour of the Sunday politics shows, David Lammy did two things: he claimed Labour is now…
Labour accused of “new low” as Lammy says he does not support BA strikers
David Lammy prompted a fresh row between Labour and the unions yesterday. As the Shadow Foreign Secretary discussed…
The Labour Party must support those fighting to defend their living standards
There is a real danger the Labour leadership is misreading the political moment. Armed with a New Labour…
Labour is prepared to step up and protect those who protect our nation
The first duty of any government in the UK is to protect our nation and its citizens. Whether…
After Labour’s victory in Wakefield, where does the party go from here?
Labour won a historic by-election in Wakefield, our first such victory since winning Corby in 2012. This success…
What the coverage of the RMT strike tells us about the unions and the media
The general secretary of the RMT has, within the space of a week, become a television hero. It…
What do the Conservative by-election defeats mean for Keir Starmer’s Labour?
“They know they are out of ideas and they are out of touch – and if they had…
Keir Starmer must stand up for internationalism and migrants’ rights
Albert Einstein is often credited with defining a fool as “someone who does the same thing over and…
Reviving public services must be a central part of Labour’s offer to voters
Earlier this month, Roy Clare, an 89-year old from Southend, suffered a suspected stroke and fell out of…
