Ambitious community housing is a cure for crime and a reward for aspiration
High quality, pride-worthy and affordable housing must be a fundamental objective for our government, community leaders and social…
Poverty
Calls for a right to food curtail ambition for our country, rather than extend it
We saw a Labour victory in Wakefield of which we can all be proud last month. Activists and…
An impactful and affordable universal basic income scheme is within reach
As the cost-of-living crisis bites, Labour needs long-term structural answers to growing inequality. Basic income provides such an…
Solutions to the biggest challenges in our society begin in our communities
It is easy to feel very small and powerless as the world is engulfed by existential crises. First,…
A Labour government must shield the welfare state from future Tory attacks
The exasperated cry of “is that it?!” from Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary Jonathan Ashworth in response to…
Greater defence spending is the wrong priority, morally and strategically
Every working-class person in this country knows that Rishi Sunak’s Spring Statement was a failure. It did nothing…
Embracing a ‘right to food sovereignty’ could help Labour win back rural areas
Food prices in the UK are surging, transforming an energy crisis into a deeper and wider crisis of…
To end poverty, we must devolve real power to those who experience it
Poverty in England is entrenched and it is entrenched because the people who experience it have no power…
“Hunger is a political choice”: Ian Byrne MP on campaigning for the right to food
“I wake up at night, fearful about what’s going to happen to 55,000 people in my constituency and…
Changes to how we measure inflation could support calls for a right to food
Inflation is at a near 30-year high. According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), inflation hit 5.4%…
