We want a transformative policy agenda supporting women and girls worldwide
From the moment we were appointed to our roles in the shadow development team, we have been clear…
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Protection of jobs will only get us so far. Where is the plan for job creation?
Beneath the upbeat headline announcements from his Budget, Rishi Sunak’s short-termist decisions and inaction spell bad news for…
The UK needs a new democracy – and it must include electoral reform
For many years now, our democratic institutions have been failing those they claim to represent. Recently, the UK…
Labour must be confident in making the case for the Human Rights Act
Just a few months after Labour’s 1997 landslide general election victory, the new government published a white paper…
Better in than out: Carillion and Covid show outsourcing is not the answer
Three years ago last month, Carillion went into liquidation, buckling under the crippling weight of its £1.5bn debt…
Can the clapping we saw last year translate into real political change?
The latest YouGov poll shows the Conservatives 13 points ahead of Labour. There are different ways of looking at this…
Why is Labour not opposing Rishi Sunak’s personal allowance freeze?
Labour is not going to oppose the personal allowances freeze in Rishi Sunak’s Budget. The Chancellor has announced…
Labour highlights cuts buried in the Budget and Tory pork-barrel politics
Despite the carefully choreographed social media performance (and a new party political broadcast from the BBC), many will feel that…
Israelis and Palestinians need to work together to defeat Covid-19
The success of Israel’s response to Covid-19 with an effective vaccination programme is widely acknowledged. Israel is vaccinating…
We need our own Welsh constitutional convention – a people’s convention
Our RightWhen Bob Dylan sang “don’t speak too soon for the wheel is still in spin, for the…
