Emergency motion to end fire and rehire is backed by conference
Delegates at Labour Party conference have backed an emergency motion calling for an end to fire and rehire.…
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In November 2011 Iain Duncan Smith promised – one million people would be on Universal Credit by April 2014.…
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“Always leave them wanting more.” It’s not entirely clear who said it first, but this has become one…
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On 19 November, I was at a meeting at the German Embassy with the head of the German…
To win back people’s trust, we need to be honest about what the limits of politics are
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Labour will set up a national refuge fund
Today it’s International Day to Eliminate Violence Against Women. Yvette Cooper has marked this by announcing that Labour…
Iain Duncan-Smith’s Universal Credit failure explained in one simple chart
Iain Duncan Smith has been proclaiming the benefits of his Universal Credit scheme today as it gets rolled…
Labour looks set to back income tax devolution to Scotland
Yesterday we reported that Alistair Darling has advised against proposals that would see complete powers over income tax be…
Young people are ‘the new face of poverty’ – what are politicians doing about it?
It feels as if UK politics repeating a very tired story. A political drama fills newspaper front pages,…
10 things that Labour supporters should bear in mind today
Yesterday’s two opinion polls showing Labour 5% ahead (and one showing a 4 point lead) – from Lord…
How can we tackle the “social apartheid” in Britain’s education system?
We live a country blighted by a form of “social apartheid”. Strong words. But not mine, and not…
