Class divide has not gone away – Labour must use education to lift all children
It is becoming blatantly clear that social class and not gender or race determine how well a child…
Stephen Lambert
In defence of Prevent: why Britain’s anti-radicalisation strategy must be reformed rather than scrapped
Prevent, part of the Government’s annual £40m counter terrorism strategy, seeks to challenge the impact of extremism and…
Tell Theresa: The idea of grammar schools as a vehicle to social mobility is a myth
Theresa May has come out again calling for the restoration of grammar schools to kick start social mobility…
This Labour council is coming up with Neet solutions to the long-term Tory failure on youth unemployment
by Stephen Lambert and Robin Simmons Despite the slight fall in youth unemployment across the UK, today’s update…
Labour must stand up for the skills and rights of older workers and see off the threat of UKIP, a councillor writes
Although the level of unemployment was largely flat, when new figures were announced today, one group that seems…
Why Labour must listen to Jon Cruddas and use our patriotism to see off UKIP’s threat to our working class vote
Despite the UKIP-dominated Brexit campaign resulting in our imminent departure from the EU, the notion that the “Little…
Copeland selection: Former PPCs set to enter race as field of candidates swells
Several more respected Labour activists are considering entering the selection race for the Copeland by-election. Figures including a…
