‘PFI was a disaster — Labour mustn’t repeat it’
PFI – the Private Finance Initiative – is a private finance model which was hugely popular under the…
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‘An opportunity to accelerate humane science’
The publication of the latest statistics on animal use in scientific procedures offers an opportunity to reflect. While…
Palestine Action, conference, and one member one vote – Labour NEC report
The prime minister Keir Starmer, deputy prime minister Angela Rayner and justice secretary Shabana Mahmood all gave updates,…
‘Rough sleeping’s soaring. Will defence spending help homeless veterans?’
New data out today shows that rough sleeping has hit a post-pandemic high. Last year nearly 4,667 people…
‘I’m an ex-hospice nurse with long-term conditions. I don’t want to die in pain’
I’ve just retired after almost 45 years of nursing, much of which has been spent caring for people…
Assisted dying bill: ‘Oregon is no assisted dying utopia’
Supporters of my colleague Kim Leadbeater’s Bill to legalise assisted dying/suicide are well-intentioned but have been unable to…
What private members’ bills are Labour backbenchers presenting to Parliament?
The first private members’ bills of the new Parliament are being presented before MPs on Wednesday, with 15…
‘It’s time to tackle one of the biggest drains on public spending – PFI’
Anyone paying a mortgage negotiated following the disastrous Liz Truss budget knows why we need to protect the…
Watch and read Starmer’s speech on his small boats plan in Elphicke’s seat
Keir Starmer has today unveiled Labour’s latest proposals to reduce small boat crossings, pledging to end the Tories’…
‘Labour must unite us around the NHS, not start fights and culture wars’
Under the Conservatives, our NHS has gone from being world-leading to on its knees. In 2014, a Commonwealth…
