Archives The drugs don’t work By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 It’s been a bad weekend for science and a bad weekend for Alan… Alex Smith 2nd November, 2009, 9:44 am
Archives This generation should make the case for decriminalising “controlled” drugs By Kevin Bovania Britain’s policy on controlling drug use has hardly changed in nearly 40 years. The Misuse… Kevin Bonavia 31st July, 2009, 9:01 pm
News Good growth in every postcode 28th October 2026 Andy Burnham’s pledge to the country is “good growth in every postcode and hope in every heart”. What… Paul Dimoldenberg 28th October, 2026, 6:00 am
Comment ‘Lessons from Brazil: What Labour can learn from Lula’s victory’ If elections are political theatre, South America has always known how to put on a show. Brazil’s presidential… Ben Twomey & Ben Wesson 28th October, 2026, 6:00 am
Comment ‘Recall to prison should protect the public, not punish instability’ There are around 85,000 people in prison in England and Wales. Over 12,000 of them are people who… Lord Charles Falconer 23rd October, 2026, 6:00 am
Columnist Delivering in Government: your weekly round up of good news Labour stories It was a busy week for the Labour government. While Westminster was consumed by debates about Brexit, there… Sebastian Salek 16th October, 2026, 6:00 am
Events Technology must help tackle “devastating” rise of counterfeit medicines, panel hears Dr Zubir Ahmed, MP for Glasgow South West, has warned that counterfeit medicines “could be absolutely devastating”, highlighting… Rowan Archibald 30th September, 2026, 1:06 pm
speech Alex Norris addresses party conference for the first time as Justice Secretary – his speech in full Thank you, Conference. Thank you, friends. It is an honour to stand up here and address you as… Alex Norris MP 28th September, 2026, 5:36 pm
Comment ‘Reflecting on four years as co-chair of LGBT+ Labour’ This year’s Labour Party Conference will be my fourth and final one as Co-Chair of LGBT+ Labour, before… Joe Dharampal-Hornby 23rd September, 2026, 6:00 am
Comment ‘Labour must bring back hope to our high streets’ The Prime Minister has made clear that his premiership will mark a circuit breaker for Britain, to bring… Melanie Onn MP 10th September, 2026, 6:00 am