Transforming politics: we need examples as well as ideas
In recent years, the major institutions that affect our lives have been found wanting, at a great cost…
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Labour should support the campaign against UK child soldiers
Question: What do North Korea, El Salvador, Iran and the UK all have in common? Answer: they all recruit…
Competing payday lenders ‘out of existence’: why we should push to treble membership of credit unions
The rise of payday lenders has been one of the most destructive elements of the cost of living…
Knocking on doors only gets us so far without something to offer people when the doors open
According to the liveblog on this site, yesterday’s by-election in Heywood & Middleton featured not only a second-place…
Labour now gets it on housing
This week Vince Cable warned of “inequalities caused by the housing crisis”, fuelled by government policies like Help…
The overnight results only underline the nature of the challenge we all face
I want to congratulate Liz McInnes, our newest Labour MP, and thank all the activists and volunteers who…
Unilateral recognition of Palestinian statehood is not the quickest route to peace
I am a strong supporter of Palestinian statehood. However complex the issues involved, it is a simple matter…
Ed Miliband’s first 100 days
What kind of Prime Minister does Ed Miliband want to be? Amidst the long speeches and quickly changing…
If this doesn’t wake Labour up to our problems, what will?
Lets get the good news out there first. Last night’s results were worse for the Tories and the…
Now is the time to stand in solidarity with Palestinians and support statehood
Three young boys raced round the corner as we left our guide, stopping so abruptly they fell into…
