Labour must fight Tory attacks on trade unions
Last week the Government published further details of the Trade Union Bill. The proposed measures are worse than…
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Empty SNP rhetoric doesn’t match their inaction on FOBTs and problem gambling
I recently wrote to Scotland’s First Minister about the SNP’s duplicity on FOBTs and problem gambling. Empty SNP rhetoric simply doesn’t match their…
As the evidence stacks up against, Labour can’t pander to our own unchallenged beliefs
When you feel the views and the interests of the British people clash, which should the Labour Party…
Labour must heed the four minute warning
We are living, it is said, in the age of Big Data. Analytics are where it is at.…
How banks are ripping off Councils and what to do about it
This article is written by Cllr John Gray and Cllr Rokhsana Fiaz As Newham Councillors we were horrified to…
The Tories’ plan to raise council housing and housing association rent shows their hypocrisy
Just when you think the “Alice in Wonderland” hypocrisy of this Government can’t get any worse. Now we…
Labour’s welfare bind is excruciating
If politics is increasingly seen as a game, then why does it keep feeling like Labour’s not very…
What do CLP nominations actually tell us about the final results?
Jeremy Corbyn has caused a stir by taking the lead in the Constituency Labour Party nomination race – with…
Dear Harriet, don’t take it out on the strivers
Dear Harriet, What a dismal week it’s been to be a Labour party member. Every day, we have…
The Tory budget forgets immigration
The first Tory budget in 20 years couldn’t be mistaken for anything less. George Osborne finally came clean…
