McDonnell’s fiscal credibility approach shows some genuinely new thinking for Labour
John McDonnell’s speech today was one inspired by Marx – but not in the way you’d expect. The…
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Time for Labour to take a hard look at welfare and housing
I’m a former miner and an active member of the Labour Party. I was elected a Labour councillor…
The Tories’ Housing Bill will devastate our united community
Lewisham is a special place. Like much of London we’re a vibrant, mixed community. In Lewisham, people from…
With another unfair Tory Budget looming, Labour has called an Economy Action Day
The Labour Party boasts more members than all the other parties combined. It doesn’t take an economist to…
Defeatist talk of losing ground in May should be banished
We in the Labour Party face our first major electoral test of this parliament in a matter of…
We should give HS2 our unequivocal support
This week marked the conclusion of the Committee Stage of the High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill, which…
Cuts to buses in Cameron’s backyard are leaving people stuck – but this community is fighting back
A half-hour drive from Oxford, on the edge of the Cotswolds lies the town of Witney, the heart…
All the Tories have delivered on energy is one broken promise after another
Hardly a day goes by without more evidence that the energy market is fundamentally broken. Some customers are…
Defeat on Sunday trading in Commons is latest humiliating setback for George Osborne
With the budget fast approaching, George Osborne seems to have got himself into a bit of a muddle.…
McDonnell should not forget People’s Quantitative Easing
John McDonnell proposed People’s Quantitative Easing shortly after Jeremy Corbyn was made leader of the Labour Party. It…
