Sarah Champion: The deep scars of Orgreave show why we need to reform the justice system
It is over 30 years since the events that have become known as the Battle of Orgreave,…
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Tory Brexit raises the risk of NHS charges – Corbyn speech at the TUC
This is Jeremy Corbyn’s speech on the risk of Brexit to the NHS at the TUC today. Thank you…
Ian Austin: Let’s use the aid budget to promote peace in the Middle East and ensure our money never funds violence
British aid feeds 25 million under-fives. It supports midwives, nurses and doctors so 4.3 million babies can…
Luke Akehurst: Here’s how we can end the unfair practice of flipping addresses to secure NEC nominations
With British politics teetering on the edge of existential meltdown over the EU referendum, it’s somehow reassuring that…
Dan Jarvis and Nick Donovan: Enough of balancing the budget on the poor – it is time to consider a one-off wealth tax
By Dan Jarvis, Labour MP for Barnsley Central, and Nick Donovan, author of A Unique Contribution, which proposes a one-off…
Tooting doctor aims to heal the wounds opened by Zac’s divisive London campaign
As Labour prepares to defend its Tooting seat on Thursday, in the by-election triggered by Sadiq Khan’s…
Bill Esterson: Let’s stay in the EU, and start to use some sharp elbows, just like the Italians
Last week I was the guest speaker for a group of accountants, lawyers and architects in Sefton. I told the…
Let’s tackle the unfinished business of the global financial crisis, a Consensus activist writes
Banks have never had the best of reputations, and the 2008 global financial crisis felt to many like…
Corbyn shows he does have a sense of humour – but late-night TV is still a tough gig for Labour leader
Was this really Jeremy Corbyn I was looking at in a dinner jacket and a white “fur” coat?…
Amid his obsession with austerity, Osborne has failed to build a balanced economy beyond London
Labour strongly believes that the Tory governments of recent parliaments have been bad for the economy. Taking the most…
