Why the union movement should be worried about mass surveillance
“It doesn’t bother me, I’ve got nothing to hide.” Many people take the attitude that mass surveillance doesn’t…
Ian Lavery
This government has a lot to answer for when it comes to food poverty
Nothing quite characterises the levels of poverty in austerity Britain better than the dramatic growth in the use…
15 Labour MPs release statement calling for change in party policy direction
A group of 15 Labour MPs have issued a public statement this morning, expressing concern about elements of…
The talent we need to improve Labour’s image already lies on our backbenches
The message that Labour will repeal the bedroom tax and the NHS reforms and initiate a massive programme…
A smokescreen for slavery: human rights abuses in UK supply chains
By Ian Lavery MP and Jim Sheridan MP Today we learn of slavery as an antiquated problem, associated…
We need a new settlement for communities across the country
For communities up and down the country the last few years have been extremely tough. The current Tory…
Working people need a strong voice in the very place that excludes them
It really is all too easy for us to despair as we see countless cases, not just in…
A fine is not enough, let’s demand an end to Wonga’s tactics
As the packed tube rattled from station to station this morning, I was hit with the realisation that…
Whose recovery is it?
We live in strange times. It is a world where nothing is quite as it seems. For tuning…
Sorry Sunny, if Labour is the largest party we simply have to go it alone
As we approach 2015 and the end of the current cosy coalition, Nick Clegg has seen fit to…
