by Kate Dearden | Oct 20, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
Committed internationalist socialists should be urging Nato to adapt and upgrade – not spreading blatant myths and mistruths about it, write Kate Dearden and Grace Skelton Last weekend at Young Labour policy conference, delegates voted to support a motion calling on...
by Dan Crawford | Oct 20, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
Wealth redistribution, environmental protection, and an ambitious housebuilding program look to be at the heart of Ardern’s agenda for government, writes Dan Crawford It was not until the wily old performer Winston Peters started his speech in Beehive on...
by Lewis Baston | Oct 19, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
With some imaginative, practical and humane support, Britain can deter threats to Kurdistan’s safety in the wake of its independence referendum, reports Lewis Baston I am interested in elections, and that is what took me to Iraq. I was privileged to observe the...
by Chris Evans MP | Oct 19, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
The government must act to help local authorities hold irresponsible unlicensed puppy breeders to account, argues Chris Evans MP There are very few moments in life which match the excitement of buying a new puppy. Picking a breed, choosing a name, as well as...
by Conor Pope | Oct 18, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
Progress deputy editor Conor Pope calls on pro-Europeans that want an internationalist Britain to join the Labour party – not another non-party that will amount to nothing Another day, another new Twitter account claiming to be a political movement. James Chapman,...
by Melanie Onn MP | Oct 18, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
Kinship carers make enormous sacrifices to raise children who are not their own – they do not deserve to be penalised for doing so, believes Melanie Onn MP My great aunt Kath had a history of picking up strays. She was forever complaining about the cats which appeared...
by Chris Elmore MP | Oct 18, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
Labour must break the cycle of poverty, isolation and reoffending that too often characterises the lives of women that leave prison, argues Chris Elmore MP The women’s prison population in England and Wales has doubled in the past 20 years. As a result, there are now...
by Philipp Novak | Oct 18, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
Sebastian Kurz’s rapid rise to the top of Austrian politics could result in the dismantling of the welfare state, cuts in social benefits and a renewal of euroscepticism, writes Philipp Novak The result of the Austrian legislative election brought about a swing...
by Chris Leslie MP | Oct 17, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
The nightmare of a no-deal Brexit is becoming a reality. It’s vital that pro-Europeans of all parties join forces to stop ministers driving Britain over the cliff, argues Chris Leslie MP In Florence, Theresa May outlined her view for how Britain should transition away...
by Kevin Brennan MP | Oct 17, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
An unreachable maximum sentence for causing death by dangerous driving does nothing to deter crime – and adds insult to injury for grieving families, argues Kevin Brennan MP Sophie Taylor was a 22 year old constituent of mine. She was a loving and caring young woman...
