This is the most important election ever – let’s get our facts right
Let’s face it. Things aren’t great are they? I won’t reel off a list of figures about inequality,…
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Labour’s unwillingness to state the importance of trade unions: good for business, bad for everyone else
Rachel Reeves gave a speech at Bloomberg yesterday. That Reeves is orating about social security at a financial…
James Blunt isn’t the problem – privilege is
Yesterday an argument between Chris Bryant MP and mealy-mouthed popstar James Blunt bubbled away over at the Guardian.…
There are only so many ways to say it: Something needs to change
It’s a crisp November the 5th evening, and while you lot are probably outside celebrating the execution of…
If politicians can’t enact the policies people actually want, the system is broken
This week, Class released a new poll on the theme of fairness and inequality, which will nicely coincide…
We need a new settlement for communities across the country
For communities up and down the country the last few years have been extremely tough. The current Tory…
Public ownership is not some left wing crackpot idea. Labour must embrace it
In May 2015, an incoming Labour government will face many challenges, not least what to do about the…
What conference season has told us about political apathy
Hello Labourlisters, and welcome to my first weekly column in conjunction with Class and LabourList. And what better…
Labour must be the party for the socially excluded
This week David Cameron announced an extension of the Troubled Families programme. Since then, the right wing press…
The reality behind IDS’s unemployment figures
Figures released earlier this month by the Office for National Statistics show the number of people unemployed falling…
