The Tories are failing social care – so local councils are taking over
Our country is facing a social care crisis. In the last six months, more than 100 home-based and…
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The Tories are pushing ahead with their voter ID plan. It’s an assault on democracy
The government’s plan to demand identification at the ballot box threatens to block significant numbers of eligible voters…
Neil Coyle: The two faces of Momentum have been revealed
Over the last two years, two distinct faces of Momentum have emerged. One is the firebrand, activist organisation…
Luke Akehurst: Thinking of leaving Labour? Here’s why you should stay and fight
Yet again, there is breathless media speculation about defections by Labour MPs to either sit as independents or…
Angela Rayner & Peter Dowd: Education deserves better than Damian Hinds
It says something about the confidence of a government when they are desperate to minimise attention on their…
What I learnt from the Jo Cox Women in Leadership Programme
Listening to Malala Yousafzai’s tribute to Jo Cox at the vigil, we were reminded not to be angry…
How the Tory threat to our human rights remains all too real
Human rights have had a rough ride in recent years. The Human Rights Act (HRA) has become a…
John Denham: Labour must win England – so why isn’t it in the democracy review?
There are three tests for Labour’s democracy review. Does it enhance party democracy? Does it make Labour more…
Brexit doesn’t mean Theresa May will reach her net migration target
Public concern about controls on immigration helped fuel support for the Leave campaign. Brexit would enable the government…
Her CLP has no confidence in her. It’s time for Kate Hoey to listen
Kate Hoey finds herself out of step with her party, her constituency and increasingly the public. Her quixotic…
