Letters to the Editor – week ending 22 March 2026
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Emily Thornberry Keir Hardie Lecture in full
I am so honoured to have been invited to speak here today and to have the opportunity to…
‘Britain needs a truly independent nuclear deterrent – Labour should deliver it’
As the war with Iran continues, the Greenland Crisis that came before it has started to fade from…
‘I know first-hand how Access to Work can help disabled people – here’s why this government should back it’
In 2009, I was hit by a sudden onset neurological illness called POEMS Syndrome. POEMS is a rare…
Stella Tsantekidou column: ‘Vote Green, get Reform is not just Evil Sociopath propaganda’
If you have established which of the newest tribes of the Labour Party you belong to (Pathetic Loser,…
‘The public support net zero; Labour should too’
The idea of a widespread public backlash against net zero is a right-wing confection – a story told…
‘A reset that means something’
“Reset” is fast becoming one of the most overused words in politics. Every difficult moment seems to produce…
‘The by-election where all was to play for – and the spectre of Reform loomed throughout’
The past has a funny way of crystallising in our memory. Hotly contested elections, with campaign strategies ranging…
‘Labour must lead on electoral reform before Britain’s democratic crisis deepens’
British democracy is headed for a crisis. The argument for First Past the Post (FPTP) has traditionally rested…
Angela Rayner warns government is ‘running out of time’ with Mainstream speech
At internal organising group Mainstream’s Spring Rally, the former Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner delivered a speech that…
