Why Brent’s Labour council has created a support fund for residents
One of the many tragedies of Covid-19 is the way that it has brutally exposed and exacerbated longstanding…
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As Labour’s first Tees Valley mayor, I’ll fight to ensure everyone has a home
I used to run a charity that dealt with many people facing homelessness. I remember walking into a…
The labour movement must be prepared for the age of the algorithm
The fiasco around the calculation of A-Level results earlier this month clearly has huge implications for the young…
The World Transformed 2020: Normal wasn’t working. Let’s shape the future
It’s become a cliche to call the present moment ‘unprecedented’ – and while it’s definitely true that the…
Who is Olaf Scholz – and can Labour look to the SPD candidate as an ally?
Germany’s socialist party, the Social Democratic Party (SPD), last week chose its candidate to replace Angela Merkel as…
Labour must challenge the ‘Red Wall’ framing – or risk a ‘balancing the books’ trap
Under Ed Miliband, the Labour Party tied itself up in knots trying to sell social democratic policies to…
There is much work still to do. But Starmer’s message on competence is working
The Labour leadership has received a fresh boost today with the release of new polling by YouGov for…
15 years after her death, Mo Mowlam remains a figure held in high esteem
Today is the 15th anniversary of Mo Mowlam’s death. Mo was surely the best Northern Ireland Secretary this…
Gavin Williamson has no trust, no credibility and must resign
I listened to the Education Secretary on the Today programme this morning and, probably like many of you,…
A plan to overhaul the UK’s unjust drugs policy is just around the corner
Values of fairness, justice and equality should underpin Labour Party policy and the way we seek to govern.…
