‘What Batley and Spen taught me about standing up to divisive politics’
The Batley and Spen by-election in July 2021 has been described as one of the most unpleasant of…
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Greater defence spending is the wrong priority, morally and strategically
Every working-class person in this country knows that Rishi Sunak’s Spring Statement was a failure. It did nothing…
Now more than ever, Labour’s manifesto on defence must put people first
Since Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, defence now sits at UK public priority number four in YouGov’s tracker,…
Who will replace Nick Forbes and Alice Perry as local government NEC reps?
Nick Forbes from Newcastle and Alice Perry from Islington, the incumbent councillor reps on Labour’s national executive committee…
My reflections on the last four years as the outgoing mayor of South Yorkshire
On Thursday 5th May, local elections take place across the country. This year will be bittersweet for me…
Nine-point Shapps plan for P&O: things to welcome, but much was missing
The dust is settling on Grant Shapps’ statement on P&O, delivered on Wednesday. Whilst there were undoubtedly some…
Will a national message convince voters to pick Labour councillors on May 5th?
Labour’s campaign for the local elections on May 5th is now officially launched. Keir Starmer made clear in…
Exclusive: PM ‘lying to nation’ and Tories ‘don’t have answers’, says Wakeford
Christian Wakeford has told LabourList in an exclusive interview that the Tories “don’t have the answers” and Boris Johnson…
The schools white paper proves the Tories can’t deliver for our children
The schools white paper released this week failed to tackle the challenges the Tories have created for children…
Exclusive: 39% of UK adults see Tories as high tax party vs 27% for Labour – poll
39% of UK adults see the Conservatives as “the party of high taxation”, against 27% who would describe…
Let’s end the factionalism of recent years and unite to serve the people
I feel incredibly fortunate and proud to have been selected as a Labour candidate in Crouch End ward…
