Murphy unveils 5 point plan to eradicate food banks in Scotland
Today Scottish labour leader Jim Murphy will unveil the party’s plan to eradicate food banks in Scotland. This will…
Inequality
Number of minority ethnic MPs could reach record high in May – but Labour accused of being complacent
The number of minority ethnic MPs could reach a record high after the May general election, a new…
We need to talk more about tackling Britain’s regional inequalities
Inequality is shaping up to be one of the key issues of the coming General Election. The public…
The Bedroom Tax will catch another million and cost families £3,800 if the Tories are re-elected
I first realised what a devastating impact the bedroom tax was going to have two years ago when…
The current number of BAME MPs is “a disgrace”, says Khan
Sadiq Khan, Shadow Secretary of State for Justice and Shadow London Minister, has spoken out about racism he…
“We owe it to the LGBT community” – Miliband announces Labour would pass ‘Turing’s Law’
Ed Miliband has said that Labour would posthumously pardon men who had were prosecuted for being gay under…
It is time for the Labour Party to rediscover its vocation: the fight against inequality and poverty
Just over 100 years ago the Fabian Society Women’s Group published a hugely influential report ‘Round About a…
Be under no illusion – poverty has risen under this government
In a debate on poverty in the UK last week, my colleague Lisa Nandy told the story of…
Murphy uses first major economic speech to attack the effect of inequality on growth
Tonight, Jim Murphy made his first major speech on the economy since becoming leader of the Scottish Labour…
Why we need a maximum wage
We’re all used to the idea of the National Minimum Wage. This policy, introduced by the last Labour…
