This ideological plan for more academies is as bad as Lansley’s NHS reforms
It is astonishing that, at a time of major cuts to school budgets, the Government would think it…
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John Healey: Osborne has ducked hard truths on homelessness
After five years of failure on housing, the Budget was a huge let-down. Under Conservative Ministers,…
Use the budget to cut flight tax to boost the regions and help working families
For a long time now I have been campaigning to reduce the burden of Air Passenger Duty (APD),…
The BBC is for all of us – John Whittingdale must not get distracted from it
Since the recent publication of the Clementi review into BBC governance the Culture Secretary, John Whittingdale, has been…
Dear Jeremy…my five key arguments for Corbyn’s Budget speech
Dear Jeremy, I have covered multiple Budgets and Autumn Statements – “fiscal events” in the dry jargon –…
The budget gives an opportunity to rectify women’s state pension inequality
I would make a plea to the Chancellor to implement fair state pension transitional arrangements for women born…
Here are some of the rule changes Labour Conference could debate this year
Long before Momentum was created, the organising hub for the hard left was the venerable Campaign for Labour…
We can stop the pain in Port Talbot happening again
As we opened our papers this morning or scrolled though the news on our phones we will have…
Seven steps for Labour to win England
Six months before the 2015 general election, some of us identified the question of “how can Labour win…
Birds Bees and Beaches: the EU provides vital protection for Britain’s environment
The referendum on our membership of the EU is such an important decision about the future of…
