Comment Amid his obsession with austerity, Osborne has failed to build a balanced economy beyond London Labour strongly believes that the Tory governments of recent parliaments have been bad for the economy. Taking the most… David Leslie 11th June, 2016, 7:00 am
Comment “In the last days of this contest Tories are trying to disguise themselves in Labour clothes” – Ed Miliband speech on the EU This is the speech given by Ed Miliband for the Britain Stronger in Europe campaign in London today. I… Ed Miliband 10th June, 2016, 1:06 pm
Comment Labour is one party – comrades from Scotland and England must work together to fight the SNP A few weeks ago I took part in a panel discussion entitled How does Labour represent a multi-nation democracy? at the… Duncan Hothersall 9th June, 2016, 7:00 am
News Woodcock review into Labour’s Trident policy slams unilateralists’ “myths and inaccuracies” The initial findings of a Labour backbencher’s independent review into Trident have been published with the verdict that the party’s alternatives… Conor Pope 8th June, 2016, 3:05 pm
Comment Maya Goodfellow: We are making progress but sexism and class prejudice are still rife within the Commons The average MP: a white man aged 51, whose previous job was, most likely, in politics. No matter how… Maya Goodfellow 8th June, 2016, 10:06 am
News Momentum activists organise in move to assert influence Momentum activists will gather at two high-profile conferences over the weekend – the People’s PPE day-long event and… Sarah Pine 3rd June, 2016, 3:26 pm
Comment Sharon Hodgson: Labour will always stand up for children with special educational needs Since the Government announced its Schools White Paper last month, focus has been on their ham-fisted plans for the… Sharon Hodgson 31st May, 2016, 4:25 pm
Comment Thatcher wanted the ‘managed decline’ of Merseyside. I want to manage its renaissance Back in the 1980s, Margaret Thatcher’s government came close to writing off Merseyside. There was a serious conversation… Joe Anderson 30th May, 2016, 10:49 am
Comment It’s not the shared economy, stupid – but it does require a collective response It is often described as the sharing economy. It sounds very cuddly. All of us on a patchwork… 29th May, 2016, 1:25 pm
Comment Rachel Reeves: Queen’s Speech showed the typical Tory failure on pensions and infrastructure Yesterday in Parliament we voted on the Government’s programme of legislation for the year ahead, as set out… Rachel Reeves 27th May, 2016, 12:01 pm