Regional inequality is history? Only if you choose to ignore it
This week in the Commons we watched local government ministers try to defend their decision to target government…
Inequality
Another five years of the Tories could cost the country £9bn, says Reeves
Rachel Reeves, Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, will today explain that another five years of a Conservative government…
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.…
The values of our NHS should be at the heart of our economy
So we’re now within 100 days of the General Election. I bet most people outside the Westminster bubble…
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…
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…
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…
Labour-run council becomes the first to offer discount rates for paying the living wage
Brent’s Labour-run council will today become the first in the country to give discounted business rate to companies…
Labour and Oxfam are in total agreement about tackling inequality
This year, Oxfam’s Winnie Byanyima was one of the six chairs of the World Economic Forum in Davos,…
London’s rising inequality will be Boris’ shameful legacy
It is widely acknowledged that when Boris leaves the Mayoralty next year he will leave behind a trail…
