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Adding to its failures on the railways and the Forensic Science Service, the failings of the privatised Probation Service have emerged. The Tories privatise things for ideological reasons. If we propose renationalisation for ideological…
On your way to work this morning, spare a thought for London’s hard-pressed commuters who rely on national rail services into the capital, who have no idea if their train is going to turn up today. Thousands of people who work in London…
This year marks the centenary of the call from my TSSA General Secretary predecessor Alexander Walkden to Prime Minster Lloyd George to maintain our railways as a nationalised service. Despite the austerity of the war years, it was a widely…
Cycling has been a neglected area of Labour policy. Sure, our transport spokesmen and women have, over the years, supported the idea of getting more people on bikes with promises of a bit of extra money and lots of positive references in…
Yesterday in the Treasury select committee, Philip Hammond did not seem particularly keen to answer my accusation that he is the chancellor of the wealthy south. A closer look at the figures, however, suggests he ought to take a closer look…
Figures from across the labour movement have spoken of their anger after train companies revealed the biggest rise in fares for five years. The average 3.4 per cent increase, announced today by the Rail Delivery Group, covers regulated…
The big story from last week's Budget was clear – there is little room for manoeuvre on the economy unless we improve our productivity. And the lesson from yesterday’s industrial strategy is that the government does not have the ideas to…
Philip Hammond clearly thought twice before jumping into a driverless car on the day before his Budget. The headlines about a "driverless government" would have been all too obvious but he should think more, too, about the very concept and…
This is the penultimate one of a series of articles by MPs, trade unionists and Labour activists in the run-up to the Budget. This autumn the north west hosted Conservative conference in Manchester. The theme of “building a country that…
This is part of a series of articles in the run-up to the Budget on November 22. As the first Autumn Budget approaches we are reminded of the last three times a Tory chancellor dusted off the Red Box. In 2015 we saw a u-turn on tax credits…
The railways have received a good settlement from the government, with support for investment of £48bn over the five year period starting in 2019. The motives for this largesse are unclear, though it may be a response to Labour’s commitment…
We’ve heard a lot of hollow talk this week about what free market economics has delivered for Britain. Cabinet minister after cabinet minister has taken to the stage at the Conservative Party conference to extol the model’s many virtues…
