Margaret Greenwood: The Tories’ budget failed to help families and make work pay
The farce of the government’s u-turn on the national insurance hike for the self-employed has grabbed the headlines,…
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Coyne: Osborne as the Evening Standard editor shows Labour and the trade unions must open up opportunities for all
The great British newspaperman Sir Harold Evans was an accomplished editor of the Sunday Times before moving to…
Jonathan Ashworth: Theresa May is overseeing a collapse in hospital standards – it’s time she sat up and took notice
Since Theresa May took over as prime minister last summer, patient standards in the NHS have collapsed. Consumed…
A progressive alliance: the radical case
Our Past and Present Reality Although the Labour Party has existed for over a century, only once have…
Siôn Simon: As mayor I would cap tram and bus fares for a year
Bus fares will be capped for a year if I’m mayor, Labour’s Siôn Simon will announce today. Simon…
A third of BAME people have witnessed or experienced racial abuse since Brexit vote
One in three of Britain’s Black, Asian and minority ethnicity population have either witnessed or experienced racial abuse since…
Graham Jones: Tory cuts to housing benefit show the “nasty party” lives on
In the Tories’ cuts to young people’s housing benefit, the nasty legacy of Cameron and Osborne lives on.…
Council by-elections: Labour holds Newcastle ward despite vote drop
Labour have held onto a seat in Newcastle tonight, despite their vote share dropping 11.8 points. In the…
Philip Hammond’s popularity takes a hammering after ham-fisted Budget
The chancellor’s popularity has dropped in the latest polling after the Budget. In a survey taken after his…
The skills to build the future economy: Powell and Greenwood lead Labour debate on delivering better jobs and pay
Labour must prepare for what the economy will look like in 20 years’ time if our policies are…
