What it’s like to be a school teacher during the coronavirus crisis, part three
In March, I wrote about the chaotic last week before schools closed. I followed up in May, sharing my…
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PM suffers at the hands of a Miliband as the latest testing fiasco emerges
Ed Miliband smashed it out of the park yesterday afternoon in the Commons. If you missed the resurgence…
Opposition to law-breaking internal market bill grows among Tory MPs
Over the weekend, outrage grew in response to the government’s internal market bill that proposes breaking international law.…
Jimmy Sergi: Why I’m standing to be Young Labour under 18s officer
I joined the Labour Party just over two years ago, on my 14th birthday, because I know how…
Time is running out for the Prime Minister to get a worthwhile Brexit deal
I am used to alarming statements from the government, but I couldn’t believe it when I was sitting…
The government’s botched response to Covid-19 risks undermining a future vaccine
Before Covid-19, if you referenced ‘herd immunity’, most people would have drawn a blank. It wasn’t at the…
Why the UNISON general secretary election could shape Labour’s future
Just as one leadership election ends, another appears. Now that Labour and the Liberal Democrats have finished choosing…
Richard Leonard faces a motion of no confidence. What are the consequences?
Richard Leonard faces a motion of no confidence in his leadership at a Scottish executive committee (SEC) meeting…
The elephant in the countryside: Labour cannot afford to ignore rural voters
When Labour won the 1997 and 2001 general elections, it boasted over 100 rural MPs reaching into Conservative…
The UK should lead the call for an independent inquiry into the Beirut port explosion
Following three days of frantic searching through the rubble at the port of Beirut, rescue teams finally gave…
