Rebecca Long-Bailey calls on government to set up ‘national food service’
Labour leadership candidate Rebecca Long-Bailey has called on the government to set up a “National Food Service”, coordinating…
Labour leadership election 2020
Local government must be central to national coronavirus planning
It’s always been the case that our councils are the first line of defence. As the nation faces…
School closures, childcare costs and tenants hung out to dry
Developments are unfolding ever more quickly. It has now been decided that schools and nurseries will close from…
With coronavirus, trust matters. When people are afraid, things go wrong
Coronavirus is an unprecedented medical, scientific and economic challenge. It is also the first global health crisis Britain…
“We deserve answers”: Lisa Nandy calls for coronavirus ‘Marshall Plan’
Labour leadership candidate Lisa Nandy is set to declare that UK residents “deserve answers” on the government response…
“The real hero of Jaws is the mayor” – a Johnsonian approach to coronavirus?
“The real hero of Jaws is the mayor, a wonderful politician. A gigantic fish is eating all your constituents and…
Labour cancels leadership results conference due to coronavirus
The Labour Party has cancelled the special conference that was supposed to held on April 4th to announce…
Memo to leadership candidates: scrapping tuition fees is ineffective and unaffordable
The Labour leadership contest has so far proved to be both inward-looking and dull. Major policy debates have…
Boris Johnson has abandoned the Red Wall – and launched a power grab from Whitehall
Don’t be taken in by the headlines. Three months ago, the Tories parked their tanks on Labour’s lawn,…
Lisa Nandy postpones campaign events in response to coronavirus
Lisa Nandy has announced that her leadership campaign has taken the decision to postpone scheduled members’ campaign events…
