How Labour must hold the government’s feet to the fire on the housing crisis
Speaking at the Labour Campaign for Council Housing fringe meeting at Labour conference, shadow housing minister Mike Amesbury…
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PM’s speech: waffly, vacuous, detached from reality. When will that matter?
Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party conference speech was waffly, vacuous and detached from reality. When does that start to…
Labour’s ‘ten by ten’ plan is giving me hope for our children’s education
There are two key moments that have recently made me sit up and take note. Moments that have…
Rishi Sunak offers fiscal conservatism – and no mention of the climate crisis
Rishi Sunak delivered his speech on the main stage at Tory conference in Manchester today. The Chancellor appeared…
Starmer’s Labour must attack where the Tories and their coalition are weakest
“Prime Minister, either get a grip or get out of the way and let us clear up this…
How Keir Starmer is laying the foundations for a Labour renaissance
There were many memorable, powerful moments in the conference hall on Wednesday, but the one that stands out…
We will fight as long as the government continues to steal from miners’ pensions
The mining industry was firmly at the heart of working-class communities like mine. For over a century, mining…
We need to talk about the Metropolitan Police – and Cressida Dick must go
She was just walking home. She wore brightly coloured clothes, called her boyfriend while walking and took the…
Conference 2021: Keir’s courage and the hard work of grassroots activists paid off
It’s the day after Labour Party annual conference and I’m still smiling broadly just thinking about what has…
A £10 minimum wage was bold once, but now something far bolder is required
There is no better time for a pay rise. Wage stagnation in the last decade is the worst…
