Foodbank Britain should be a temporary aberration, Labour have a good plan to deal with this
Three years ago, when I was a candidate for the London Assembly, I read an article in the…
Fiona Twycross
Labour should extend universal free school meals to all primary school pupils
Over the past 18 months there has been significant progress towards the implementation of universal free school meals. Infants…
We need training to help over 50s get the skills they need for work
Good quality apprenticeships can offer hope and opportunities to young people. They can be the chance they need…
Child poverty is not inevitable – Labour can reduce it
Since the coalition government came to power almost five years ago, child poverty has increased to 3.5 m.…
The Government’s changes to firefighter pensions could endanger lives
Politics and statistics have long had a chequered relationship. It’s one of the reasons people tend not to…
Labour must tackle unpaid internships and inequality of opportunity
Sixteen years ago as a graduate doing admin work in an office in Edinburgh I applied for and…
Boris Johnson’s attempts to lock out workers show what a bully he is
This week, I was accused by a Tory politician of using language from the 1960s when I –…
Free School Meals: let’s avoid the sour grapes
This time last year, the government announced that it would introduce free school meals for all infant school…
No child should be too hungry to learn
Universal healthy free school meals is a policy that has been pioneered by Labour and by Labour councils…
Showing now at the Ritzy Cinema, Brixton: a local dispute of national importance
On Saturday, the Ritzy Picturehouse in Brixton was closed for the sixth time due to a series of…
