The gap between student battles in Scotland and the rest of the UK is growing
Scottish Labour has today announced a new ‘minimum student income’ of around £9,500 per year. Meanwhile, the UK…
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Labour cannot win if we dance to a Tory tune on immigration
As the general election campaign gathers pace, Labour activists are hungry for the launch of our manifesto. Those…
McDonnell set to join McStrike protest at 10 Downing Street
John McDonnell is set to join a ‘McStrike’ protest at 10 Downing Street, where McDonald’s fast food workers…
Declare a national emergency in response to floods, Corbyn urges PM
Jeremy Corbyn has urged Boris Johnson to declare a national emergency and hold a COBRA meeting in response…
Could universal basic income go into Labour’s 2019 manifesto?
The chances of Labour moving towards the adoption of a universal basic income policy look more likely than…
Corbyn and Rayner vow to open a Sure Start centre in every community
Labour will open a Sure Start centre in every community with 1,000 new centres across England as part…
Remain Labour MPs targeted by pro-Remain pact
The Liberal Democrats, Greens and Plaid Cymru have established a ‘Remain pact’ allegedly to boost the number of…
Good democracy requires parental leave for councillors
One year ago, the Local Government Association’s Labour group launched a parental leave policy for councillors. In that…
“Power is coming home. Back to the people” – McDonnell’s speech in Liverpool
Below is the full text of John McDonnell’s speech on the economy, delivered Liverpool. Thank you. It’s so…
Labour must scrap our unelected House of Lords in its first term
Few could deny that Westminster is broken. A recent BMG poll for the Electoral Reform Society found just…
