Economic stability for an uncertain world: Spring Statement 2026
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves has delivered the Spring Statement to the House of Commons, as the…
Rachel Reeves
‘Turning public services around: Haringey’s story of child protection’
Haringey is the place I grew up. I was born here when Harold Wilson was Prime Minister. I…
‘Can Labour turn the green tide back to red?’
The Green Party’s victory in Gorton & Denton with Labour being pushed to third place requires us to…
Tom Belger column: ‘Why is Labour making migrant exploitation easier?’
There’s a hole in the tarpaulin tent, letting in the winter breeze and rumbling of HGVs from the…
Paul Nowak column: ‘Labour must focus on the basics’
The Gorton and Denton by-election cannot simply be written off as “mid-term blues”. It speaks to something much…
‘Labour’s two-child cap victory rings hollow while asylum-seeking children remain in poverty’
The Government has finally scrapped the pernicious two-child benefit cap. Cue an avalanche of self-congratulatory posts from Labour…
SPONSORED: ‘Unlocking pension power to boost the UK’s fortunes’
SPONSORED Hundreds of billions of pounds are locked away in UK pension schemes, when a simple change to…
Letters to the Editor – week ending 1 March 2026
Read what people have been writing to our editor about this week. Find out how to share your…
‘The hope that kills you’: Reflections from the final day in Gorton and Denton
Once again, I boarded the Avanti West Coast service from London Euston back to my home city of…
A gory night for Labour
So, let’s start with the good news – Reform UK does not have a new MP. Matt Goodwin…
