‘Manchesterism must reach beyond the city regions’
Economic growth was the central mission of Labour’s 2024 manifesto. It was the change Labour was elected to…
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Fiscal credibility is key for Labour – that means more ambition on tax, not less
There was much to welcome about this year’s Labour conference. It was great to see the passing of…
Westminster residents deserve better than the £6.6m Marble Arch Mound
Westminster City Council was recently plunged into controversy following the disastrous opening of the Marble Arch Mound, a…
Leaving my pub: I made it through lockdowns but can’t survive the recovery
This week, I have had to tell people that I will be packing up and leaving my pub.…
Pressure mounts on Patel to launch statutory inquiry into Couzens failings
Pressure is mounting on Home Secretary Priti Patel to launch a statutory inquiry, rather than a non-statutory one,…
This pandemic should be a watershed moment for health inequalities
Inequality in health is the worst kind. If we address the factors that mean some people live shorter…
How Labour must hold the government’s feet to the fire on the housing crisis
Speaking at the Labour Campaign for Council Housing fringe meeting at Labour conference, shadow housing minister Mike Amesbury…
Reynolds criticises minister celebrating as government cuts Universal Credit
Jonathan Reynolds has criticised Theresé Coffey as footage emerged of the Work and Pensions Secretary singing “I’ve had…
Tory conference 2021: Johnson delivers “bombastic but vacuous” speech
Boris Johnson has been criticised by commentators after delivering a speech with a lack of policy that right-wing…
PM’s speech: waffly, vacuous, detached from reality. When will that matter?
Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party conference speech was waffly, vacuous and detached from reality. When does that start to…
Bev Craig elected to succeed Richard Leese as Manchester City Council leader
Bev Craig has been announced as the new leader of Manchester City Council, succeeding Sir Richard Leese who…
