Labour has given young people a chance to shape their own futures
It is a harsh reality that too often politics responds to those who shout the loudest. We know…
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Why we need Blue Labour
Opposition is the most intellectually creative time for any political party. But Blue Labour has been the only…
The Tories don’t have any solutions to London’s cost of living problems
London needs a plan for growth. By 2022 a city the size of Birmingham will be added to…
The triumph of the pink bus
“Labour women will have the last laugh,” Harriet Harman declares as we ride the pink bus from Bedford…
We’re challenging Westminster: local problems require local solutions
The Cooperative Councils Innovation Network is a collaboration between local authorities who are committed to finding better ways…
Tory arrogance shows they don’t understand the next election
The election really isn’t very far away, and every day it is clearer what the choice before the…
Stop the Europhobes gambling with our country’s future
We live in an uncertain and unstable world, with more diverse threats and challenges than at any point in my adult…
Zero-hours contracts – a symptom of a wider broken economy
According to new ONS figures, nearly 700,000 people are on zero-hours contracts in their main job – a…
It is time for the Labour Party to rediscover its vocation: the fight against inequality and poverty
Just over 100 years ago the Fabian Society Women’s Group published a hugely influential report ‘Round About a…
PMQs Verdict – What do you mean you can’t live on seventy grand a year?
In recent days I’ve heard more than one commentator claim that MPs can’t afford to live on their…
