Labour launches ‘Bright Future’ taskforce as children head back to school
Labour has performed a U-turn on personal allowances. Rishi Sunak announced in his Budget last week that the…
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We cannot shy away from the problems facing women in Northern Ireland
In 2017, women in Northern Ireland had one of the highest rate of murder by a partner in…
We want a transformative policy agenda supporting women and girls worldwide
From the moment we were appointed to our roles in the shadow development team, we have been clear…
Protection of jobs will only get us so far. Where is the plan for job creation?
Beneath the upbeat headline announcements from his Budget, Rishi Sunak’s short-termist decisions and inaction spell bad news for…
The UK needs a new democracy – and it must include electoral reform
For many years now, our democratic institutions have been failing those they claim to represent. Recently, the UK…
Labour must be confident in making the case for the Human Rights Act
Just a few months after Labour’s 1997 landslide general election victory, the new government published a white paper…
Better in than out: Carillion and Covid show outsourcing is not the answer
Three years ago last month, Carillion went into liquidation, buckling under the crippling weight of its £1.5bn debt…
Can the clapping we saw last year translate into real political change?
The latest YouGov poll shows the Conservatives 13 points ahead of Labour. There are different ways of looking at this…
Why is Labour not opposing Rishi Sunak’s personal allowance freeze?
Labour is not going to oppose the personal allowances freeze in Rishi Sunak’s Budget. The Chancellor has announced…
Labour highlights cuts buried in the Budget and Tory pork-barrel politics
Despite the carefully choreographed social media performance (and a new party political broadcast from the BBC), many will feel that…
