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Letters to the Editor – week ending 10 May 2026
Really only one topic up for discussion this week. The election results and how Labour should respond. Locally, nationally and in the media.
‘Why Labour must expand takeover powers to protect UK jobs and industry’
Labour should widen takeover rules to defend jobs, safeguard strategic industries and stop predatory foreign acquisitions of UK businesses.
‘Britain can’t afford to delay welfare reform any longer’
A new report from the TBI argues that Britain needs an “emergency handbrake” to slow the surge in welfare spending.
‘We need to talk about the triple lock’
Britain is navigating a rapidly changing world. We cannot afford to treat every existing policy, including the triple lock, as a sacred cow.
Paul Nowak column: ‘Working people in Britain must not pay the price for Trumpflation’
Working people are paying the price for Trumps reckless Middle East War. Labour must support them and the industries they work in through it.
‘Britain needs a political economy built for rough seas’
Progressive politics will only win the argument on growth if it can offer people genuine agency and meaningful economic choices.
‘How do we transform our nation? It’s written on our membership cards’
Our political opponents are looking to exploit the difficult times we live in. But we will face this moment with compassion and confidence.
‘The cost of everything’
Seven significant crises created Britain's current conditions. Now, voters want big ideas not incremental improvements...
‘If Labour wants to take on populism, it must start with the cost of living’
Politicians with divisive rhetoric come and go but to voters, putting money in their pockets determines if they feel Labour is on their side
‘Scrapping the two-child limit is a huge moral victory, but our social security system still traps families in poverty’
Poverty in the UK is not inevitable but as a result of political choices has been built into the design of our social security system.
Starmer attempts to reassure Britons amid fears of inflation spike, but did he go far enough?
With the prospect of yet another inflationary shock looming and airlines warning of potential fuel supply disruption due to the Iran conflict, the Prime Minister attempted to soothe the worries of a concerned nation.