What does David Lammy’s announcement mean for the race for Mayor?
David Lammy has announced he intends to run for London Mayor today. He is the second candidate to…
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Without more working class MPs, can we really call it the Labour Party?
140 years ago, one of the first working-class MPs was elected to the House of Commons. Thomas Burt,…
Taking pride in solidarity
Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about marching. I’ve been wondering what it means to march when it…
Scotland – why ‘no’ is a Labour vote
A couple of weeks ago, I was asked to write 300 words for Better Together on why I…
All-women shortlists are a short-term necessity for delivering power and parity in politics
On September 5 the ballot opens for the Labour Women’s Network 2014 elections – alongside this week’s publication…
Rotherham shows how badly the government of Britain needs to change
‘They viewed these girls as an astronomer would look through a telescope at planets.” That’s how MP Simon…
Where is the ban on wild animals in circuses?
Like many people I believe in this day and age there should be no place for using wild…
PMQs review: A sober tone reminds us of the important role our Parliament can play
The return from the summer break left no shortage of topics for the first Prime Minister’s Questions of…
A summer win for Labour – as the Tories bickered amongst themselves
Looking back on the summer just gone, the contrast between the Labour and Tory campaign these past few…
Yes, most of the men who committed abuse in Rotherham were Pakistani. So what’s next?
A few months ago a friend sent me a private conversation he had, to which I could only…
