Labour unveil public health plans – including plain packaged cigarettes – designed to make the NHS more sustainable
Labour are launching their proposals for public health today – as part of their wider plan to ensure…
Young People
As May approaches, politicians risk ignoring young people – argues Khan
As serious campaigning for the general election kicks off, Sadiq Khan, Shadow Justice Secretary, has hazarded a guess…
We are failing our children
Along with the rest of the country, I was appalled by the case of a 16 year-old girl…
Time to start backing and stop attacking our young people
George Osborne has badly misjudged the mood. There is little market for his Narnia-like politics of always winter…
Labour is the only party committed to giving young people the opportunity to shape our country
On Monday Ed Miliband announced that a future Labour government will ensure all 16 and 17 year olds…
Young people don’t need the vote earlier, they need something to vote for
On Monday night, Ed Miliband set out a timetable for the introduction of votes for 16 and 17…
Young people are ‘the new face of poverty’ – what are politicians doing about it?
It feels as if UK politics repeating a very tired story. A political drama fills newspaper front pages,…
Poor working conditions leads to rise in poverty for young people
Young people in work are now increasingly likely to live poverty, new research shows. The rise in insecure…
Forgotten from the minimum wage debates, why Britain’s young workers need a pay rise
Last week, with tens of thousands of others, I joined the TUC’s Britain needs a pay rise march.…
Tory Minister says teenagers will have to “work forever”
Is it any wonder young people aren’t flocking to the Tory Party? Not only have they announced plans…
