A woman’s place
With 16 women to 15 men in Labour’s new Shadow Cabinet, yesterday should have been a day that…
Gender
We need to change the sexist way we talk about leadership, says Stella Creasy
We need to change the sexist way we talk about leadership, Labour’s deputy leadership candidate Stella Creasy has…
Labour call for “annual equal pay checks” to see which companies are paying women less than men
Labour have called for an annual equal pay check to see which British companies are paying women less…
Meet Labour’s 53 new MPs
Labour have a higher proportion of women and minority ethnic MPs than before thanks to their latest intake.…
Our abortion laws are not pro-choice – it’s time for that to change
On Monday night, Conservative backbencher Fiona Bruce’s attempt to amend the law by imposing an explicit ban on…
Get on board with Labour’s offer to women
Right, let’s get this out the way: the reaction to the ‘pink van’ was somewhat predictable, and could…
It’s a travesty Labour will have just 3 disabled MPs – we need to act now
It’s taken as read that the Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP) is not as representative as it should be.…
Are shortlists shortchanging BME and women candidates?
Recently, there have been calls for an All Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) shortlist to complement Labour’s All-Women Shortlists. At…
Labour have selected more women in safe seats but not a single BME candidate
Research has found that of Labour’s 24 “safe” seats in England and Wales where a selection is taking…
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.…
