‘Banning trans women from women’s conference is a blow to trans people’s participation’
The conversation around trans people in British politics has become unavoidable. Since 2012, the number of articles about…
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‘Why I ‘stand with her’: a survivor’s call to unite against violence and misogyny’
This White Ribbon Day I shared something I had never spoken about publicly before. As a Labour politician…
’25 years of offshore wind shows what can be achieved by energy and climate ambition’
In December 2000, a quiet revolution began in Britain, when wind turbines in the North Sea began producing…
‘Lammy has shattered Labour’s Brexit omerta and reopened discussion on relations with the EU’
In pointing out that there would be advantages to Britain’s economy in being back in a Custom Union…
‘Rushing a UK–EU customs union now would undermine real progress’
“For economic renewal, we have to keep moving towards a closer relationship with the European Union”. Those were…
‘Britain’s high streets need Community Investment Zones’
Last week, the Chancellor used her Budget to introduce permanently lower business rates for retail, hospitality, and leisure…
‘Time is running out for HS2 in the North’
The future of our railways in the North still hangs in the balance, with less than 60 sitting…
‘Delays today, stronger democracy tomorrow – Labour is right to wait for SV for mayoral elections’
“Only dictators cancel elections”, lambast the protectors of democracy at Reform UK. “A scandalous attempt to subvert democracy”,…
‘Fair politics needs fair limits’
What’s the most valuable thing money can buy? Increasingly, people in Britain fear the answer might be democracy…
‘The legacy of Barbara Castle should still drive Labour’s approach to transport policy’
As a child in the 1960s, one of the first political figures I remember was Barbara Castle. While…
