Clapping is not enough. We’ll fight NHS underfunding and outsourcing
We celebrated the 72nd anniversary of the founding of the NHS last weekend. There was well-deserved acclaim and…
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This government is weaponising its own incompetence against Labour councils
Britain’s response to the coronavirus pandemic has been atrocious. Our country has almost the highest number of per…
How will Labour’s national executive committee elections work?
Elections are being held over the next four months – yes, really, four months – for 18 seats…
Why the UK should consider a guaranteed income floor
Support for the ancient idea of a basic income for all has been gathering pace during the Covid-19…
The challenges of opposing government economic policy during the crisis
Labour is still working out its response to the Chancellor’s summer statement on Wednesday. The party came up…
A pub landlady’s guide to post-lockdown drinking
Pubs have been working flat out to get everything sorted and welcome people back. Guidelines cover everything from…
Eat Out to Help Out. Is this the Chancellor’s ‘let them eat cake’ moment?
“We can all eat out to help out,” said Rishi Sunak, announcing his initiative to subsidise restaurant-goers to…
My priorities as the new chair of Labour Friends of Palestine and the Middle East
The looming annexation of the West Bank means there is much for me to do as the new…
Promised a New Deal. Got a meal deal.
Rishi Sunak is winning plaudits again for his big spending during the coronavirus crisis. This time, the Chancellor…
Just as the NHS emerged from WWII, so must a National Care Service from Covid
On the 72nd birthday of the NHS, its chief executive Sir Simon Stevens called for a properly funded…
