‘The children we don’t see’
When I said the meeting would last fifteen minutes, I was wrong. Politicians came for fifteen minutes. They…
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‘The Labour mission: hope, homes and opportunity for all’
Labour members know this better than anyone: Britain cannot go through another decade like the one we have…
‘The UK’s conversion therapy ban is long overdue – now Parliament must deliver’
No one should ever be made to believe that who they are is something to be “cured”. Yet…
‘Labour’s draft Conversion Practices Bill is unnecessary, illiberal and politically motivated’
All reasonable people oppose the barbaric conversion practices once inflicted on gay men and lesbians. Electric shocks, aversion…
‘Andy Burnham has a mandate for change – but he must move at lightning speed’
The British public is tired. They are skint, weary of broken promises, and crying out for proof that…
‘Towards a health biosphere’
The National Health Service is one of this country’s proudest achievements. I have seen its strengths and its…
‘Doing things differently everywhere’
Today, at the People’s History Museum in the heart of Greater Manchester, the country’s centre of gravity shifted…
‘Is fiscal devolution the missing piece of Manchesterism?’
As the possibility of a leadership contest fizzles out, all eyes are now firmly on what a Burnham…
‘The next general election will be won on vibes’
The next general election will be won on vibes. We see politicians like Farage and Polanski completely dominating…
‘Whatever comes next, we need to hold the line on net zero’
Net zero is too often cast as a luxury we cannot afford – a cost loaded onto struggling…
