‘Supporting trade unionists is in my blood but it’s time to stop automatic support for Birmingham refuse workers’
It is six o’clock in the morning, in a Birmingham suburban street. Everything is quiet and still. Then…
Keir Starmer
‘Wales is at the start of a new chapter, but it could all be at risk’
We are living in an increasingly dangerous world. War has returned to Europe, and now the conflict in…
Government to drop security services exemption from Hillsborough Law
Plans to give security services an exemption from giving evidence to public inquiries is due to be dropped…
‘Marginal gains’
In the UK we are now in a world of multi-party politics, but very little of the debate…
‘It’s going to be all about ground game’: Paul Sweeney on Scottish Labour’s fight for Glasgow
As Scottish Labour aim for a path to power in Holyrood, one city that will be key to…
‘Protest is a precious democratic freedom – we should defend it’
This week the Crime and Policing Bill will reach its last stages in Parliament, and with it a…
‘If Labour wants to take on populism, it must start with the cost of living’
I’ve spent much of my working life trying to make the system fairer. Over 14 years as an…
Letters to the Editor – week ending 12 April 2026
Read what people have been writing to our editor about this week. Find out how to share your…
‘Change and the Labour Party: the need to keep up the spirit of campaigning’
A few days ago Emma Burnell, after reflecting on the changes coming into effect in workers’ rights and…
‘The Greens’ housing policy should be a wake-up call for Labour’
This week Zack Polanski’s Green Party launched its local election campaign, with its sights set on Labour’s flagship…
