No Westminster stitch-up on power devolution
This post is written by Alison McGovern MP and Stephen Twigg MP The most powerful argument in the…
Alison McGovern
Laying the Foundations for a Labour Century
This post is written by Liz Kendall MP and John Woodcock MP Britain stands at a crossroads. Scotland…
We need to crack Westminster open. That’s why I spent so much of my summer in the pub
In recess, some of my colleagues have made important speeches. Some have marched for great causes. Some, and some others, have set up…
Watch Labour MPs get drenched for the Ice Bucket Challenge
Over recent days, the Ice Bucket Challenge has swept across the internet, taking with it celebrities as diverse…
5 books by women for the politically minded this summer
Amidst the increasingly serious world events this week, two small ripples in the force caught my attention: firstly,…
Gove loses a commons vote, already…
His first day in his new job as chief whip and Michael Gove has already lost a vote…
Childcare is not just a “woman’s issue”
Whether rightly or wrongly, women are responsible for the majority of childcare. Despite this, I refuse to accept…
From Primark to prawns: we shouldn’t ignore workers’ rights and Labour won’t
Anyone who has read today’s papers will have seen the deeply troubling reports of what appear to be…
Who made my clothes?
By Stella Creasy MP and Alison McGovern MP It’s been a long four years in opposition, and each…
5 women Ed Miliband could put in the Shadow Cabinet
That Ed Miliband is planning a Shadow Cabinet reshuffle in the coming months is hardly a secret –…
