‘Public water, local power’
The clarion call of the Burnham premiership has been a blistering condemnation of decades in which the state…
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Top five things to know about Brighton before Labour Conference 2013
Brighton is home to Volks Railway. Opened in 1883, it is Britain’s oldest public railway. Brighton is also…
Why Labour needs Robin Hood now more than ever
He’s a lovable bandit, the front for Labour’s financial transactions tax, and a figure of hope in these austere times. No,…
The 34 all-male panels at Labour Conference are sexist. Vote with your feet and don’t attend
All-male panels at Labour Conference Fringe events don’t exist, right? They’re a thing of the past, a dinosaur…
Factionalism is a dead end for Labour, warn McBride and Wegg-Prosser
Today should be a day to look to the future. With Labour Party Conference just a matter of…
David Cameron’s Conservatives are running scared of UKIP
UKIP will spend their Conference this weekend trying to pose as a mainstream political party with mass appeal.…
Making ‘predistribution’ real through energy efficiency
Britain’s communities are facing three big challenges: a living standards crisis, a jobs crisis and a climate crisis.…
We need a better deal for ex-servicemen
Next year is the centenary of the start of World War I, a catastrophe that saw 37 million…
Labour shelves plans to discuss rail nationalisation at Conference
Labour has sidelined rail renationalisation talks at Conference because senior Labour figures don’t want to distract from the…
Six ways Labour can win with women in 2015
So Labour Women’s Conference is this Saturday, and there’s one event that has caught my eye. It’s the…
Ray Collins publishes interim report on Labour’s links with trade unions
An interim report into Labour’s relationship with the trade unions has been published today. The report was…
