Labour will review the impact of the Coalition’s squeeze of local communities
By Andy Sawford MP and Stephen Timms MP Five years ago the Conservative Party were keen to brandish their…
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Labour’s commitment to disabled people
The forthcoming general election offers 11 million disabled voters the chance to make their voice heard about the…
We need to talk more about tackling Britain’s regional inequalities
Inequality is shaping up to be one of the key issues of the coming General Election. The public…
Ukip’s immigration message needs to be confronted, not accommodated
On March 10th, newspapers reported that since 2010 there has been a 49 percent rise in unemployment amongst…
Forget Osborne’s tactics, this budget has nothing to say about growth
How does the budget look from the industrial estates of England? Those forgotten lands of low ugly sheds…
What does the man leading Labour’s youth consultation think about the Young Britain Manifesto?
There is a picture that hangs on the wall of Ivan Lewis’ office. It captures the moment Shaun…
The worst thing about the Budget? The tax cuts
My plan for this week’s column was “pick something you hate about the Budget and write about it.” Lamentably…
What do the Tories do now?
Was that it? That was the big game changing moment we had been so afraid (and the Tories…
Anyone worried about protecting the welfare state should concentrate on kicking out the Tories
As a member of the Work and Pensions Select Committee I get to see up close the Government’s…
Likud’s victory is depressing – but Israel is a liberal and progressive country
Yesterday millions of Israelis voted in the country’s general election. It followed a closely fought campaign, covered by…
