More local residents are saying yes to Heathrow expansion
SPONSORED POST If Heathrow expansion gets the go-ahead, there will be no shortage of welcoming voices from local…
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Asking the Tories to help feed our kids was like talking to a brick wall. But Labour can lead the way on holiday hunger
Today marks the beginning of the half term holidays. So I have a question for you. What is…
More autonomy is vital for the Scottish Labour Party
All across the world, people want decisions taken at a local level. The days of centralised, one-size-fits-all organisations…
Greece needs growth not austerity to rebuild democracy
The humanitarian disaster unfolding in Greece is a wake-up call for all those who want the flame of…
We’ll push to ensure the importance of buses is recognised in Parliament
This is a tale of two bus stops. They are both in my city of Cambridge, but they…
A new kind of politics in action
I was first elected as a Councillor in 2010. Since then Manchester City Council has lost nearly half…
The Tories’ Trade Union Bill shows them up as latter-day luddites
While Tory Ministers erroneously dress-up the Trade Union Bill as modernisation, their continued refusal to introduce e-balloting alongside…
Syria: Should we intervene?
Over the coming months, the Government is expected to put forward proposals for a military intervention in Syria…
A week is a long time in politics
Last week, I wrote of George Osborne as favourite to replace David Cameron as leader of the Conservatives. This…
Meacher was scholarly, considerate and magnificently right on the big issues
Michael Meacher has died as he lived, seldom attracting any fuss or attention, and seldom burdening his friends…
