Labour must not duck the big issues in the EU referendum
Tristram Hunt MP chaired this week’s meeting of Labour for the Common Good group in Parliament – this is…
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Coaker: Taking on Farage’s cheap populism is key to this referendum
On Tuesday, I was in Belfast to debate with Nigel Farage. An audience of over 200 hundred mainly…
Osborne’s chaos on housing harms the vulnerable
This week the Government sneaked out a statement admitting that George Osborne’s crude cuts to housing benefit for people…
The tax credit cut that Osborne sneaked through
It would have been impossible to miss the furore last year regarding George Osborne’s proposed changes to tax…
Ian Austin: Calling Israel an “apartheid state” is a barrier to peace
It’s extraordinary to think it’s been 25 years since millions of us sat transfixed by live footage of…
PMQs Verdict: Corbyn isn’t flash – but Cameron is still Flashman
Jeremy Corbyn had his tie up done up, yet his suit may still have fallen below the high…
Forget the hype, here is the reality of Labour’s local election performance in the Corbyn era
Back in December I compiled a review of all the local authority by-election results since Jeremy Corbyn’s election…
Labour must find a way to work together
It was a “poisonous atmosphere” at the Young Labour conference this weekend, according to reports. Infighting, it seemed,…
Joe Anderson: Give city leaders the power to ban far-right thugs from our streets
As a lifelong trade unionist and anti-fascist, the right to protest is one that I hold very dear.…
Corbyn’s decision to stand up for common sense on Trident is brave and right
Jeremy Corbyn’s decision to go on the Trident march on Saturday was an act of political and visionary courage.…
