Heating our homes – a word in the business chairperson’s ear
What a pleasure to read the pitches from all three candidates vying for our votes to become chair…
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We want to see “test, test, test” – not delay, delay, delay
The end of April came and went, sadly with too little focus on Matt Hancock’s promised 100,000 coronavirus…
Society of Labour Lawyers: Legal considerations for lifting the lockdown
Keir is right: it’s time to have an adult conversation about easing the lockdown in the UK. Coronavirus…
World leaders must learn lessons from the past and act now on Covid
At the Labour Campaign for International Development, we are completely in awe of the heroic carers, nurses, doctors,…
Jennie Formby resigns and Keir Starmer calls for coronavirus “consensus”
Jennie Formby has announced her resignation as Labour’s general secretary. Her statement yesterday did not shy away from this…
Labour’s next general secretary – runners and riders
Who could replace Jennie Formby as Labour’s general secretary? She has only just resigned, but already the Labour…
Where the Socialist Campaign Group should go next for a unified left
For two years, I’ve co-chaired the Socialist Campaign Group of Labour MPs after re-forming it with Richard Burgon…
Mo Mowlam has left an enduring legacy that still resonates today
23 years ago this week, the first female Northern Ireland Secretary was appointed to office by the first…
Civil servants are key workers too, and the government must protect them
Covid-19 has required the state to intervene to protect public health, jobs and businesses. But after a decade…
Labour can shape the coronavirus debate, not just anticipate its direction
On the UK coronavirus lockdown, are you a hawk or a dove? Rishi Sunak, primarily concerned with the…
