‘Jack Charlton and Labour’s rural tradition’
As the Member of Parliament for Blyth and Ashington, I represent communities that helped build both the Labour…
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Labour splitters should trigger by-elections, say LabourList readers
LabourList readers believe that the MPs who quit the Labour Party last week should resign their parliamentary seats…
Sunday shows: Watson, Gardiner, McDonnell on splits, antisemitism, Brexit
The Andrew Marr Show Ex-Labour MP Luciana Berger appeared with former Conservative backbencher Heidi Allen. She said Labour…
Closing our eyes to racism against one group only emboldens racism against us all
This was delivered as a speech in the recent Commons debate on modern antisemitism. For me, this debate…
Labour Together: The world of work
The world of work is changing. With technological advances and businesses looking for new ways to cut costs,…
Weekly survey: Labour splitters, Tom Watson’s response, The Independent Group
Welcome to our latest LabourList survey. Tell us what you think about the Labour MPs who quit the…
Ian Austin quits the Labour Party
Ian Austin has quit the Labour Party, becoming the ninth MP to do so this week. In an…
Power imbalances are just the start of our economic problems
In September, the IPPR commission on economic justice, which I founded and chaired, described its plan for the…
If there are so many ‘bullshit jobs’, should Labour fight for the future of work?
Despite its name and history, Labour has never had much to say about work. In previous times, it…
Unions aren’t at the end of their journey – they still have so much more to give
In recent years, unions have come under attack. Successive Conservative Prime Ministers have systematically targeted our movement. We’ve seen…
How can we better regulate digital platform capitalism to protect workers?
There are now 70 million people around the world who find work through digital platforms. In the UK,…
