Jim McMahon: Another broken Tory transport promise shows why the north must wrest power from Whitehall
“Billions for London, uncertainty for Manchester” – read the headline in my local paper this week. The government’s…
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Richard Corbett: The British left should lead in resisting Brexit
I was shocked the other day to hear a friend say that comrades wanting a soft Brexit, or…
Dave Prentis: We have won a moral struggle to end the tax on justice
Today’s supreme court ruling is the most significant judicial intervention in the history of British employment law. This…
Student debt row should be a cautionary tale for writing the next manifesto
When Labour’s manifesto was published, halfway through the general election campaign, the party was languishing far behind the…
Corbyn has moved closer to power – but a toxic Tory Brexit could create a dismal economic inheritance for Labour
Ahh Brexit. That super-fun constitutional debate once tore apart only the Tories but is now threatening to do the…
Only Labour can tackle the tragedy of addiction and homelessness on the streets of Manchester and other blighted cities
Surely there has never been a more damning indictment of a government than the spice-addicted living corpses currently…
Acid attacks underline the folly of Tories imposing austerity on the police
Last week saw a spree of robberies in which five people were attacked with acid in less than…
TUC: Staying in the single market doesn’t mean complete freedom of movement
There has been a lot of debate recently about what being a member of the single market requires…
Boris Johnson’s constituents needs a full-time Labour MP – not a part-time Tory
Having spoken with constituents in Uxbridge and South Ruislip during the general election, a recurring theme emerged. Have…
The key to Scottish Labour’s success was being clearly pro-Union and anti-austerity
Scottish Labour’s recovery at the general election was incredibly welcome to those of us who have been working…
