It’s time the government moved from lofty climate change ambitions to action
Achieving net zero, whether by 2050 or hopefully sooner, will require a huge amount of change. How we…
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PMQs: Starmer accuses Johnson of giving “green light” to racism
Boris Johnson rewrote history today, or at least tried to. Challenged over his refusal to condemn fans booing…
Covid has shown we need charity workers – and they need unions
Nobody can deny the impact and difficulties that the last year and a half has presented to all…
Johnson faces backlash against government proposal for Troubles amnesty
Peace in Northern Ireland is fragile and cannot afford Boris Johnson’s failure, Keir Starmer has declared. Writing exclusively for LabourList,…
The peace process is fragile: Northern Ireland cannot afford Johnson’s failure
In the decade after the Good Friday agreement, I spent some of the most rewarding times of my…
Tory hypocrisy over racism in football sees Starmer take up ‘culture war’ fight
When a ‘culture war’ issue comes to the fore, Labour’s reaction is often to ignore it. Such battles make many…
Ashworth accuses Javid of taking “high risk” and “fatalistic” Covid approach
Below is the full text of Shadow Health Secretary Jonathan Ashworth’s response to the statement by Sajid Javid…
John Cooper: Why Sharon Graham should be Unite’s next general secretary
During the Unite general secretary election, LabourList has published comment pieces by Jack Dromey endorsing Steve Turner and…
Courage and conviction: the answer to Labour’s culture wars problem
The Labour Party has a problem. We know our opponents are using made-up ‘culture war’ controversies against us.…
Were Keir Starmer’s comments on the future of Northern Ireland wrong?
In a BBC NI interview on Friday, Keir Starmer was asked the unenviable question of what his position…
