News Gordon Brown: There is a third way for Scotland – within the Union There is a third option for Scotland, with powers returning from Brussels to be repatriated to Holyrood and the… Emma Bean 18th March, 2017, 10:06 am
Comment The budget has failed those most in need – now Hammond needs the reverse gear George W Bush once said: “It’s clearly a budget. It’s got a lot of numbers in it.” As… Adam Swersky 18th March, 2017, 8:00 am
Comment 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,… Margaret Greenwood 17th March, 2017, 6:00 pm
Comment 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… Gerard Coyne 17th March, 2017, 5:12 pm
Comment 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… Jon Ashworth 17th March, 2017, 2:00 pm
Comment A progressive alliance: the radical case Our Past and Present Reality Although the Labour Party has existed for over a century, only once have… Jeremy Gilbert 17th March, 2017, 11:02 am
News 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… Emma Bean 17th March, 2017, 9:16 am
News 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… Emma Bean 17th March, 2017, 9:07 am
Comment 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.… Graham Jones 17th March, 2017, 8:30 am
News 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… Emma Bean 17th March, 2017, 8:25 am