Why I’m thrilled by Diane Abbott’s immigration speech
Our immigration rules are badly in need of urgent reform. Yesterday’s speech by shadow home secretary Diane Abbott addresses a…
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Christian Wolmar: It is time for Labour to embrace the EU
This is urgent. Labour must embrace staying in the single market and the customs union or face haemorrhaging…
Diane Abbott: Failed Tory immigration policy is damaging to jobs and prosperity
For three months in a row now the Home Office has turned away fully qualified doctors from overseas…
We will “make finance the servant of industry, not the masters of us all” – Corbyn’s full speech to the EEF
Thank you Steph and thank you all for having me here today. I’d like to congratulate your new…
Britain needs to get global-ready as we prepare to leave the EU
As the UK prepares to leave the European Union, we need to be thinking about our position globally…
Labour factionalism – and why I refuse to get involved
It’s 2018. The National Health Service is on its knees, decimated by cuts and fighting crisis after crisis.…
Come what May, Labour must defend widening participation in higher education
The “radical review” into tuition fees promised by May today will look into overhauling a regressive system she…
The real purpose of the National Policy Forum conference – a delegate’s report
An early start of 6.45am was shown to be well worth the effort after hearing the intelligent and…
Heidi Alexander: 17,000 people have spoken out – Labour must consult members on Brexit
I have been a Labour Party member for most of my adult life and there is one thing…
The Tory government designed devolution deals to devolve blame for austerity
The introduction of metro mayors formed part of Cameron’s devolution project. The directly elected metro mayors for cities…
