Closing our eyes to racism against one group only emboldens racism against us all
This was delivered as a speech in the recent Commons debate on modern antisemitism. For me, this debate…
Labour
Labour Together: The world of work
The world of work is changing. With technological advances and businesses looking for new ways to cut costs,…
Weekly survey: Labour splitters, Tom Watson’s response, The Independent Group
Welcome to our latest LabourList survey. Tell us what you think about the Labour MPs who quit the…
Ian Austin quits the Labour Party
Ian Austin has quit the Labour Party, becoming the ninth MP to do so this week. In an…
If there are so many ‘bullshit jobs’, should Labour fight for the future of work?
Despite its name and history, Labour has never had much to say about work. In previous times, it…
How can we better regulate digital platform capitalism to protect workers?
There are now 70 million people around the world who find work through digital platforms. In the UK,…
When markets fail, we bail them out or take ownership. But there’s another way
In Marx’s seminal work Wages and Capital, he describes the economic relationship between the capitalist (owner of productive capital)…
Chuka Umunna once attacked Tory austerity and Lib Dem complicity. What happened?
Speaking to the crowds at Labour’s 2012 party conference, Chuka Umunna talked about “an irresponsible experiment with people’s…
Labour selects Lisa Forbes to replace Fiona Onasanya in Peterborough
Labour members in Peterborough, whose MP Fiona Onasanya is in jail after being found guilty of lying to…
Labour deserters represent the few, not the many
It’s the early hours of Friday 9th June 2017. At Stockport Town Hall, Ann Coffey is momentarily lost…
