Holly Lynch: The government must provide a fair deal for Ministry of Defence Police
Earlier this year, I had the chance to visit HMNB Portsmouth where Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) are…
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Luke Akehurst: The rule changes going to conference – and what they mean for Labour
What happened at Tuesday’s Labour national executive committee (NEC) meeting about the democracy review and other rule changes?…
Huda Elmi: Labour’s grassroots have three days to be heard – or forgotten
“Things can change – and they will.” When Jeremy Corbyn spoke those words in September 2015, he was…
Neil Coyle: Profiteering from terrorism must end
Last year the UK experienced terror attacks and tragedy on an unprecedented scale. As families and communities tried…
Matt Wrack: Labour must vow to scrap all anti-union laws – beyond the Trade Union Act 2016
Our Tory anti-union laws represent one of the foremost constraints preventing working-class people from winning better conditions at…
To stop the political silencing, we’re starting a new network: Labour & Palestine
During the debates over the summer, for those listening, there was one message from Palestinians here and in…
The Labour Party is for change, not protests. That’s why we cherish local government
The Labour Party is not the vehicle for shouting and protests – the Labour Party is the vehicle…
The British left should be more critical of Jean-Luc Mélenchon
The World Transformed 2018 is just around the corner. It has already generated much excitement in left circles…
Mike Hedges: We’ve got OMOV. Now let’s elect Mark Drakeford as leader
Having decided on a new electoral system to replace our outdated electoral college system with one-member-one-vote (OMOV), the…
Ann Black: Mandatory reselection? If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it
Alongside the democracy review, conference will debate rule changes that would replace trigger ballots for Labour MPs with…
