Let’s protect our kids and take action on fast food advertising
It’s ludicrous that the benefits of being a healthy weight are so well documented, yet the food industry…
Health
Justin Madders: No debate, no transparency – it’s the latest Tory NHS reforms
You’d be forgiven for not knowing that we are in the midst of even more reorganisation of the…
“We are facing an addiction and substance misuse crisis” – Jon Ashworth’s full speech
Good afternoon, may I start by thanking you for the invitation to offer a few remarks to you…
Sharon Hodgson: Hepatitis C is the silent killer we can and must eliminate
There is a public health threat affecting around 100,000 people in England, around 214,000 in the UK and…
Jeremy Corbyn: Tackling poverty and health inequality is Labour’s next great mission
This piece was commissioned by guest editor Jon Ashworth. The greatest tribute our movement can pay to the brave…
Jon Ashworth will guest edit LabourList to mark NHS at 70
Jon Ashworth is set to guest edit LabourList over the next week, as the NHS celebrates its 70th…
Jon Ashworth: Thank you, nurses – you go the extra mile for our families all year round
Today is Nurses’ Day – a chance to thank all the brilliant nursing staff around the UK who…
Don’t take the NHS for granted – stand up to the Tories on June 30th
Low paid workers, pushed to the brink. Specialist services, cut back or closed. Bed numbers are down. Surgeries…
Labour councils are reinventing municipal socialism and trying to hold back austerity
If we are to prepare for power nationally then we should do more to crowdsource solutions to modern…
As a teacher I know we need better mental health services for young people
Despite much more awareness in the last few years mental health is still very much a taboo subject. Words like ‘mad’…