Make National Community Service compulsory
Last month David Cameron called for all 18- to 21-year-olds who have failed to find a job or…
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Immigration detention: it’s time for a new approach
Immigration is perhaps one of the most divisive issues in politics today. So for MPs and Peers from…
Diane Abbott: “Londoners want a Mayor who is not just directed by party bosses”
I can hear the low murmur of the BBC News in the other room, complimented by the clack…
It’s naive for Labour activists to encourage people to vote tactically for other parties
It is good to see the vast majority of Labour members focussed on campaigning in key marginal seats…
Who profits from company profits – and who should?
There are many groups who gain when a company makes a profit. You and I may gain via…
Beyond Aid: Labour’s ambition for a radical development agenda
This is an edited version of Glenys Kinnock and Stephen Doughty’s introduction to their pamphlet ‘Beyond Aid: Labour’s…
An urgent crash course at the university of (political) life
Nine minus three is six. Six is a smaller number than nine. This matters. Here are some more…
Zero Discrimination Day: why LBGT rights matter worldwide
When Ed Miliband appointed me his LGBTI global envoy he displayed once again his grasp of the wrongs…
East Coast: Why privatisation is not the end of the line for rail reform
I am writing this article on board what the Conservative Party hopes is one of the last publicly…
Why we should loudly support Rachel Reeves’ right to maternity leave
The reactionary howls that greeted Rachel Reeves’ maternity leave plans remind us that, in some quarters, although we have…
