by Robin Wales | Sep 25, 2017 | #Lab17
When I became mayor fifteen years ago, we said we would transform Newham into a place where residents wanted to live, work and stay. We wanted jobs for our residents, good education for our children, and a diverse community that had good cohesion. We knew in part we...
by Liam McKay | Sep 24, 2017 | #Lab17
Over the past thirty years, the growth of London City Airport has brought more jobs and prosperity to east London – and allowed it to invest in the community, writes Liam McKay 2017 marks the 30th anniversary of London City Airport’s operation. In 30 years the...
by Lyn Brown MP | Sep 24, 2017 | Section: Progress Magazine
The Tories must take concrete steps to reverse the rising spate of acid attacks, writes Lyn Brown MP —As I write, the last acid attack to hit the headlines in Newham occurred less than three weeks ago. There has been a steady stream of these horrifying stories this...
by Anthony Painter | Sep 24, 2017 | Section: Progress Magazine
For an ideology grounded in modernity, New Labour now feels very behind the times – and so do Labour’s moderates. So what comes next, asks Anthony Painter As New Labour headed towards a decade in power, the world of mid-2007 looked remarkably similar to the world of...
by Richard Angell | Sep 23, 2017 | #Lab17
Progress director Richard Angell’s diary on the road to conference Monday 18 September So much for the new politics The focus is well and truly on next week’s Labour party conference. The leadership seems intent to get caught up in a debate about process,...
by The Progressive | Sep 23, 2017 | Section: Progress Magazine, The Progressive
Now they have power for themselves the Bennite left have junked the ‘new politics’ they promised and indulge patronage like never before Remember the fuss about ‘Tony’s cronies’? It began almost as soon as Tony Blair was elected leader of the Labour party in 1994, and...
by Dan Crawford | Sep 22, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
From the worst of starting points, New Zealander Jacinda Ardern could be about to cause a shock and become the world’s youngest democratically-elected world leader, writes Dan Crawford Picture the scenario. An opposition Labour party sits 24 points adrift of the...
by Hywel Jarman | Sep 22, 2017 | #Lab17
Manufacturers need a Brexit deal that ensures the UK retains tariff-free movement of goods to Europe and a flexible approach to accessing EU labour, writes Hywel Jarman The United Kingdom has voted to leave the European Union, which will present challenges for the...
by Conor Pope | Sep 22, 2017 | Section: Progress Magazine, The Progress interview
The shadow local government secretary Andrew Gwynne takes Richard Angell and Conor Pope behind the scenes of the surprise election ‘I’m infamous now’, Andrew Gwynne declares. He was ‘walking along the Embankment’ to parliament recently when he noticed two people...
by Conor Pope | Sep 21, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
The lesson from losing is not that fighting is wrong, argues Conor Pope It is easy, when analysing a situation, to simply come to the conclusion that it was always inevitable. Every action take beforehand simply becomes a step towards a single conclusion. It is...
