Meet Labour’s 53 new MPs
Labour have a higher proportion of women and minority ethnic MPs than before thanks to their latest intake.…
Gender
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.…
Labour can lead the way towards trans* equality
Trans people and trans rights throughout recent history have seen their identity ignored, their legal rights abused and…
Labour call for parliamentary vote on the gender pay gap
Today Labour are going to call for a parliamentary vote on the gender pay gap. After new evidence shows…
How a Labour government could close the gender pay gap
Last week I wrote three blogs about the gender pay gap. One day after the other I wrote…
