‘The Community Empowerment Bill is quietly shifting power from Westminster to local people’
This week, the government will pass the most radical piece of legislation you’ve never heard of. The English…
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‘Domestic abuse laws are falling behind technology’
Once deemed a private matter beyond legal reach, the consolidation of domestic abuse as a crime has been…
‘From priority to partnership: how the UK can turn its Africa ambition into action’
In January, an IPPR piece on LabourList made a compelling case: Africa must be at the heart of…
‘Labour should take the Green threat seriously’
Just how worried should Labour be about the Greens? It is a question that Labour strategists are rightly…
‘It’s time for Labour to consider EU membership’
As Chair of the Parliamentary Partnership Assembly, I know firsthand how far the UK-EU relationship has improved since…
‘Why it’s all worth it’
Sometimes things really do get better. Here in London, after so many years of austerity, and with local…
‘Labour’s youth wings are worth worrying about – and we should be worried’
Why worry about Labour’s youth wings? It’s a fair question. After all, with a new scandal in the…
‘Old New Labour habits die hard’
The New Labour government of 1997–2010 was very different from anything anyone had known before. They changed the…
‘We need to talk about the triple lock’
We are living through the most significant geopolitical realignment since the end of the Second World War. The rules-based international order my generation took for…
‘Labour must be noisier and bolder as it future proofs our energy system’
Since the blockade of Hormuz began, calls for the Government to permit new North Sea drilling licences have…
