Louise Haigh: Orgreave ruling a shameful stitch-up – but the search for truth goes on
The decision by the home secretary yesterday not just to torpedo the idea of a public inquiry into Orgreave…
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Jon Ashworth: Tories must come clean about the desperate state of the NHS
Yesterday, in my new role as shadow secretary of state for health, I asked Jeremy Hunt to explain…
Attacks on Bank boss reveal toxic style of Tory bullies
The attempts by Tories to scapegoat Mark Carney would be laughable if they weren’t so shameless. The attacks…
Emma Reynolds: Brexit, immigration and the need to strike the right balance
The free movement of people was arguably the most controversial issue during the EU referendum campaign. Immigration remains…
Three Labour MPs who called for party to stand down in Richmond were brave – but it should never have been necessary
Last week, three Labour MPs did something that takes courage. In calling for Labour to stand aside in…
Narrow judicial inquiry would be “unacceptable” – Abbott and Burnham statements on new Orgreave probe
Diane Abbott, shadow Home Secretary, and Andy Burnham, her predecessor and now Labour’s candidate for the Manchester mayoralty,…
Gareth Thomas: Stories of elderly who struggle to wash and dress show how austerity has fuelled the social care crisis
The social care crisis in England is getting worse every week, yet there is no sign that the…
The long read: We need a political centre ground within Labour before we can build a Labour coalition in the country
English socialism Labour is sinking in the polls. There is still some way to go before we hit…
James Morris: Labour has taken working class voters for granted. UKIP offers them a political choice
If the Labour Party doesn’t stand for cleaners, care workers, joiners and warehouse pickers, it’s hard to know…
Uber ruling shows why Watson is right to tackle the gaps in the gig economy
Right now the Labour Party is wrestling with the fall-out from Brexit. Yet, as we search for a…
