Labour didn’t need to abstain on the welfare vote
Repeat after me – Britain isn’t broke. Welfare for the third child in middle-income families is not an…
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Labour has given up ownership on the business agenda, yesterday we gave up ground on the anti poverty agenda too
Yesterday’s abstention on the Welfare Reform and Work Bill was a watershed moment for the Labour Party. The…
Letter shows MPs and senior council leaders back call for English Labour
Momentum for the creation of an English Labour Party seems to be picking up. This morning, leadership candidate…
Empty SNP rhetoric doesn’t match their inaction on FOBTs and problem gambling
I recently wrote to Scotland’s First Minister about the SNP’s duplicity on FOBTs and problem gambling. Empty SNP rhetoric simply doesn’t match their…
Labour’s welfare bind is excruciating
If politics is increasingly seen as a game, then why does it keep feeling like Labour’s not very…
Dear Harriet, don’t take it out on the strivers
Dear Harriet, What a dismal week it’s been to be a Labour party member. Every day, we have…
Andy Burnham promises to help businesspeople become Labour parliamentary candidates
Andy Burnham promised today to help businesspeople become Labour parliamentary candidates if he is elected party leader. In…
Rail cuts: Ministers and Network Rail have questions to answer
Three months ago today, David Cameron and George Osborne unveiled a manifesto that made this promise to voters:…
Labour shouldn’t accept the Tories’ false dichotomy of deficit rises or benefit cuts
“We won’t oppose the household benefit cap [or] what [the Conservatives] brought forward in relation to restricting benefits…
Are the Tories planning to push through anti-trade unions laws?
The Conservatives could put forward new legislation to clamp down on strikes as early as next week, according…
