News Owen Smith: A Corbyn victory means Labour would be “culpable” for year more Tory housing failures Owen Smith today steps up his attack on Jeremy Corbyn by claiming that more than 100,000 families will… Peter Edwards 7th September, 2016, 8:09 am
Comment The lure of PR conceals many myths – instead the left must learn to escape its comfort zone The answer to all of labour’s woes is proportional representation (PR). Politicians and commentators are scrambling to claim… Sam Pallis 23rd August, 2016, 12:30 pm
Comment Richard Burgon: A Labour Government will abolish unjust employment tribunal fees Labour is looking ahead to policies that will win the next election and it is clear that the… Richard Burgon 5th August, 2016, 11:30 am
Comment Angela Rayner: Tory cuts to Sure Start are hurting the most vulnerable families Earlier this month, Tory-controlled Hampshire County Council announced the closure of 43 of its 54 Sure Start centres.… Angela Rayner 31st July, 2016, 7:00 am
News Millions of Labour supporters would pick May over Corbyn as PM Nearly three million Labour voters prefer Theresa May to Jeremy Corbyn as prime minister, according to a new… Sarah Pine 27th July, 2016, 10:13 am
Comment Brexit must not be used as cover to impose more austerity on our local services Since the referendum result, and the political earthquake that followed, Labour has looked inwards. However, in doing so, we… Nick Forbes 22nd July, 2016, 2:08 pm
Comment Praise for Theresa May’s plans to put workers on boards forgets the Tories’ shameful curbs on unions Theresa May wants to have worker representation on boards, but without undoing the onerous trade union restrictions, the… Dan McCurry 19th July, 2016, 12:00 pm
Comment Jon Ashworth: Theresa May’s cabinet is a raft of right-wing retreads It’s strange times when the day of a major Government reshuffle feels like one of the less dramatic… Jon Ashworth 15th July, 2016, 1:00 pm
Comment Jon Ashworth: Theresa May cannot escape the fact she has been at the heart of this failing Tory Government We have now had confirmation that this week will see the coronation of Theresa May as Conservative Prime… Jon Ashworth 11th July, 2016, 6:51 pm
Comment Jon Ashworth: Farage has gone but bitter Tories still dancing to UKIP’s tune On Friday I looked at the start of the Tory leadership race and how Michael Gove’s actions had… Jon Ashworth 4th July, 2016, 5:53 pm