Now more than ever, Labour’s manifesto on defence must put people first
Since Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, defence now sits at UK public priority number four in YouGov’s tracker,…
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My reflections on the last four years as the outgoing mayor of South Yorkshire
On Thursday 5th May, local elections take place across the country. This year will be bittersweet for me…
Nine-point Shapps plan for P&O: things to welcome, but much was missing
The dust is settling on Grant Shapps’ statement on P&O, delivered on Wednesday. Whilst there were undoubtedly some…
Will a national message convince voters to pick Labour councillors on May 5th?
Labour’s campaign for the local elections on May 5th is now officially launched. Keir Starmer made clear in…
The schools white paper proves the Tories can’t deliver for our children
The schools white paper released this week failed to tackle the challenges the Tories have created for children…
Let’s end the factionalism of recent years and unite to serve the people
I feel incredibly fortunate and proud to have been selected as a Labour candidate in Crouch End ward…
Nostalgia appeals to some, but does not signal survival of a modern monarchy
Last week was not a great week for ‘Global Britain’. We saw our Prime Minister seemingly friendless in…
P&O Ferries has exposed a problem: the use and abuse of flags of convenience
In the aftermath of the P&O Ferries redundancy scandal, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps went on the morning media…
Starmer launches Labour local elections campaign with “on your side” slogan
Labour launches its local elections campaign in Bury today. Keir Starmer is expected to urge voters to “send the…
What Labour can learn from the dockers who sent Russian gas shipments packing
The amoral and illegal sacking of 800 workers by P&O bosses this month captured the public and political…
