Reform to graduate repayments could be more progressive than scrapping fees
Who should pay for higher education in England? Labour has reopened this question – which is welcome because…
2019 general election
NEU pressure to expand free school meals poses bigger questions for Labour
The National Education Union (NEU) has called on Labour to bring in universal free meals in English primary…
Barring Corbyn is wholly unjustified. But I hope he won’t stand as an independent
I sat next to Alan Johnson in the TV studio on election night in 2019 when he delivered…
Our pamphlet explores how Labour can solve the key economic issues of our age
As the next general election approaches, Labour has been pivoting away from only offering criticisms of the government…
Three years on from the 2019 election, Labour can win again in Blackpool South
Three years ago today, I was trudging around the streets of Blackpool – for what would be the final…
Latest Labour policy proposals suggest break with 2019 less clean than planned
Keir Starmer will today set out Labour’s plan to “make Brexit work”. In a speech to the Centre…
Starmer: Labour “starting from scratch” and has put 2019 manifesto to “one side”
Keir Starmer has said Labour has “put to one side” the 2019 general election manifesto and declared that…
Labour can and must own ‘levelling up’, and define it on its own terms
Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party won a mandate to ‘level up’ the UK at the 2019 general election. The…
Westminster needs reform – and voters must have a say in the process
Over the bank holiday, an announcer on my local radio station asked in real concern: “Has parliament always…
Our winner-takes-all voting system is locking unions and workers out of power
Today, International Workers’ Memorial Day, is a fitting moment to reflect on those who have lost their lives…
