News New group Consensus aims to unite Labour after months of splits A group of Labour MPs and activists from across the party is about to launch a new unity… Peter Edwards 21st March, 2016, 3:13 pm
News Tories in turmoil as IDS quits over disability cuts Iain Duncan Smith stunned Westminster on Friday night by quitting the Cabinet over George Osborne’s plans to slash support… Peter Edwards 19th March, 2016, 12:00 am
News Shock poll puts Labour ahead of Tories after “unfair” Budget Jeremy Corbyn has received a significant boost from a new opinion poll which gives Labour a slender lead for… Peter Edwards 18th March, 2016, 10:02 am
Comment The great capital gains tax deception shames Osborne There were many things in yesterday’s Budget that anyone with a sense of fairness and balance should object… Simon Franks 17th March, 2016, 6:00 pm
Comment Time for Labour to take a hard look at welfare and housing I’m a former miner and an active member of the Labour Party. I was elected a Labour councillor… Lee Anderson 11th March, 2016, 5:25 pm
Comment Women of colour are too often sidelined by the left “A person like me, I am never scared of anybody”, Jayaben Desai told her manager before she downed… Maya Goodfellow 8th March, 2016, 8:54 am
News Man Utd and Man City must pay the living wage, says Ivan Lewis Manchester Mayor hopeful Ivan Lewis has urged the city’s two Premier League football teams to pay the living wage… Sarah Pine 4th March, 2016, 3:42 pm
Comment PMQs Verdict: Corbyn isn’t flash – but Cameron is still Flashman Jeremy Corbyn had his tie up done up, yet his suit may still have fallen below the high… Conor Pope 2nd March, 2016, 2:59 pm
Comment Forget the hype, here is the reality of Labour’s local election performance in the Corbyn era Back in December I compiled a review of all the local authority by-election results since Jeremy Corbyn’s election… Luke Akehurst MP 2nd March, 2016, 1:03 pm
Comment Joe Anderson: Give city leaders the power to ban far-right thugs from our streets As a lifelong trade unionist and anti-fascist, the right to protest is one that I hold very dear.… Joe Anderson 1st March, 2016, 4:26 pm