The corrosive honours system needs reform and Labour should be leading that campaign
As his parting gift to the nation following that disastrous Brexit vote (as if that wasn’t enough), David…
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Jeremy Corbyn’s vision to rebuild and transform Britain can save our NHS and social care
Jeremy Corbyn recently set out ten pledges to rebuild and transform Britain. These set out what I believe…
Labour voters should care about keeping sterling down
Since the late 1970s, UK manufacturing has been in terminal decline. Successive governments, including Labour, have ignored our…
Jeremy Corbyn’s vision for education is miles ahead of Owen Smith’s
Two weeks ago, the Tories’ scrapping of maintenance grants for the poorest students came into force. The government…
Action not words – we need a genuine industrial strategy
In the last month we’ve seen the emergence of a new political consensus, or at least a new…
Fiscal responsibility, ISIS and Ant & Dec – what we learned from the latest hustings
This morning saw the third hustings of this summer’s leadership contest between Jeremy Corbyn and Owen Smith. It…
CLP nominations obscure how close the leadership race really is
So we’ve reached the end of the supporting nomination stage of Labour’s Leadership election. The headline figures on the…
A history of Militant entryism in the Labour Party
The very first article I published as a politics lecturer, over a decade ago, was a reinterpretation of…
Hillary Clinton’s success should spur us to do more for women in the Labour Party
When Hillary Clinton made her nomination speech I found myself glued to the screen, watching a defining moment…
Asbestos is a time-bomb in our schools but the Tories have failed to protect our children
Asbestos remains a threat to thousands of children and teachers – even though the lethal risks it poses…
