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Good morning. Frontbencher Gerald Jones has been selected as the Labour candidate for the new seat of Merthyr Tydfil and Upper Cynon – beating Socialist Campaign Group MP Beth Winter, in another setback for the left of the party. The two…
Thirteen years ago, in the dying days of the last Labour government, initial suggestions of a National Care Service were born. Since then, Labour has repeatedly re-committed to the idea. Yet since 2010, there has been no independent plan…
With Britain’s food banks reporting their busiest few months on record, the signs of human wreckage and suffering caused by the cost-of-living crisis are becoming painfully clear. Just as clear are the lessons that will need to be applied…
If you have to stop work in Britain today, your financial position will plummet. Government-mandated minimum payments for sick leave, maternity, caring and unemployment are totally inadequate. Statutory sick leave is under £100 per week…
This time next year, Labour will be in election mode. The general election may not happen until the dying days of 2024, but Keir Starmer will need to be ready to fight at any time the Tories choose, meaning that 2023 is the last year for…
As the next general election approaches, Labour has been pivoting away from only offering criticisms of the government on the issues of the day, such as the cost-of-living crisis and low productivity growth. Labour has instead been…
After a brief hiatus, 'levelling up' is back. The larger-than-life front man has left the stage, but Michael Gove has returned. Meanwhile, Labour’s Lisa Nandy has already seized the initiative and Gordon Brown’s commission on the UK’s…
Why are the many still poor? As Labour looks increasingly likely to lead the country, tackling poverty and inequality should now be one of the party's primary goals. In 1884, the newly formed left-of-centre think tank, the Fabian Society…
Labour could win back half the seats the opposition party once held in Scotland at the next general election, analysis by the Fabian Society has found. In a new report published by the left-wing think tank today, Winning Back the First Red…
Music is woven through all our lives. Every day, millions of us enjoy music – sharing collective experiences through singing, making music, learning an instrument, or just listening to our favourite artists. For young people, this is…
Anas Sarwar has called for the House of Lords to be replaced with an "institution which better reflects the make-up and the identity of the United Kingdom" and proposes a "senate of the nations and regions". Speaking at the Fabian Society…
Below is the full text of the speech delivered by Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar to the Fabian Society today: Thank you Katherine for that introduction. And thank you to the Fabians for inviting me to address you today. In these…
