Book review – Harold Wilson: The Winner by Nick Thomas-Symonds MP
Nick Thomas-Symonds’ new biography of Harold Wilson is titled The Winner, which should give you a fair idea of…
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Wales needs a partner in the UK government – not an estranged rival
As the Welsh government’s economy minister, my focus is on securing better jobs and narrowing the skills divide…
Truss hopes to shift the conversation to growth, but this mini-Budget won’t do it
I’m reeling from that Budget. Tax cuts for the richest whilst sanctioning those who already won’t be able…
Is there a more dangerous and foolhardy policy than lifting the ban on fracking?
Liz Truss has entered No 10 like Margaret Thatcher on steroids. Dressed in an eerily similar fashion and…
Kwasi Budget delivered; constitutional review leaked; NEC member suspended
Kwasi Kwarteng has just delivered his definitely-not-a-Budget statement. The Chancellor confirmed this morning that the energy price cap…
Tory choices are bad for Britain – now Labour has a chance to prove its worth
The Financial Times told us last week that “Britain and the US are poor societies with some very…
Labour must stand with working people, and show solidarity with trade unionists
Austen Chamberlain, Chancellor of the Exchequer under Arthur Balfour and David Lloyd George and Foreign Secretary under Stanley…
Labour must make a bold commitment to a comprehensive green new deal
The new Chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, will tomorrow announce an emergency Budget, supposedly to deal with the cost-of-living and…
Reforming the childcare sector must be a priority of Labour’s economic strategy
The decisions people make about how to care for their children are deeply personal. But the choices available…
The government’s reluctance to fund disease eradication puts us all at risk
The Global Fund is a worldwide campaign to defeat HIV, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria. I am proud that,…
