Comment McDonnell: The regions are being robbed of their greatness by Tory economic failure This is the full text of the speech the shadow chancellor John McDonnell gave to the Labour New… John McDonnell 19th March, 2017, 9:58 am
Comment Luke Akehurst: What would a good series of local election results look like? In the run up to every set of May elections when there isn’t a general election I write… Luke Akehurst 18th March, 2017, 3:00 pm
Comment Gordon Brown: Scotland is trapped between nationalism and Conservatism – let Labour show a third way This is an extract of a speech Gordon Brown will deliver today at the festival of ideas in… Gordon Brown 18th March, 2017, 10:13 am
Comment The budget has failed those most in need – now Hammond needs the reverse gear George W Bush once said: “It’s clearly a budget. It’s got a lot of numbers in it.” As… Adam Swersky 18th March, 2017, 8:00 am
Comment Margaret Greenwood: The Tories’ budget failed to help families and make work pay The farce of the government’s u-turn on the national insurance hike for the self-employed has grabbed the headlines,… Margaret Greenwood 17th March, 2017, 6:00 pm
Comment Coyne: Osborne as the Evening Standard editor shows Labour and the trade unions must open up opportunities for all The great British newspaperman Sir Harold Evans was an accomplished editor of the Sunday Times before moving to… Gerard Coyne 17th March, 2017, 5:12 pm
Comment Jonathan Ashworth: Theresa May is overseeing a collapse in hospital standards – it’s time she sat up and took notice Since Theresa May took over as prime minister last summer, patient standards in the NHS have collapsed. Consumed… Jon Ashworth 17th March, 2017, 2:00 pm
Comment A progressive alliance: the radical case Our Past and Present Reality Although the Labour Party has existed for over a century, only once have… Jeremy Gilbert 17th March, 2017, 11:02 am
Comment Graham Jones: Tory cuts to housing benefit show the “nasty party” lives on In the Tories’ cuts to young people’s housing benefit, the nasty legacy of Cameron and Osborne lives on.… Graham Jones 17th March, 2017, 8:30 am
Comment The skills to build the future economy: Powell and Greenwood lead Labour debate on delivering better jobs and pay Labour must prepare for what the economy will look like in 20 years’ time if our policies are… Emma Bean 16th March, 2017, 3:00 pm