Claire McCarthy: It’s time to use mutuals to tackle the crisis in social care
This is one of a series of articles to mark Shared Economy, Shared Power, the Co-operative Party annual…
Social Care
Jeremy Corbyn’s vision to rebuild and transform Britain can save our NHS and social care
Jeremy Corbyn recently set out ten pledges to rebuild and transform Britain. These set out what I believe…
“Cuts have consequences”: Corbyn tears into Tories over Queen’s Speech austerity
Jeremy Corbyn today put opposition to austerity and possible Tory tuition fee hikes at the heart of his…
McDonnell: Tory “shame” over businesses which fail to pay minimum wage
John McDonnell today says a huge increase in the number of workers owed money because they have not…
Jon Trickett: Let Labour come together to fight these Thatcherite cuts to local government
I was a councillor in Leeds when Mrs Thatcher was the Prime Minister. It was bad then for…
Cooper calls for protest-free zones outside abortion clinics
Yvette Cooper has called for a ban on pro-life protests outside abortion clinics. Many anti-abortion groups encourage as…
Burnham announces Beveridge-style commission to review care service and potential graduate tax
Andy Burnham will announce that he plans to form a Beveridge-style commission to review the funding and delivery…
The Sunnyfesto
Yesterday, the Sun Newspaper set out its ‘Sunifesto’ for Britain; today here’s my response – a ‘Sunnyfesto’. (Note:…
The choice is not between decent hospitals and a properly defended country
I’m a big fan of John Prescott. His role in the OMOV debate at Annual Conference in 1993…
Miliband unveils 5-point plan to deal with A&E crisis
Ed Miliband has laid out how Labour would solve the A&E crisis. In an interview with the Daily…
