by Robert Philpot | Jan 12, 2018 | The Last Word
Even silence from the Labour frontbench on the Iranian protests was preferable to the subsequent vocalised equivocation, argues Robert Philpot Last weekend Emily Thornberry broke the Labour leadership’s virtual silence on the new year protests in Iran. It would have...
by Henna Shah | Jan 12, 2018 | Section: Web exclusive, The Debate
Following praise for her Golden Globes speech, should television star Oprah Winfrey run for United States president in 2020? Sam Bright and Henna Shah debate the topic that has gripped American politics this week [column-group][column] YES There are few things more...
by Catriona Ogilvy | Jan 11, 2018 | Section: Web exclusive
We must take real action to save our health service, writes Catriona Ogilvy New Year, old headlines: ‘NHS in winter crisis’. Long waits, cancelled operations, queueing ambulances, and patients on trolleys. These stories have become the norm for the...
by Adrian McMenamin | Jan 11, 2018 | Columns, Section: Web exclusive
Waiting around for the government to collapse does not inspire confidence, but there is still a reason to have faith in the Labour party, writes Adrian McMenamin I am writing this column instead of attending my Labour party branch meeting. The column offers a chance...
by Richard Angell | Jan 10, 2018 | Section: Web exclusive
Meeting your MP is easier than you think – and could help us stop a hard Brexit – writes Richard Angell In this week’s Progressive Britain podcast, Progress chair Alison McGovern called on those who want to fight a hard Brexit to make their opinions known: ‘If you...
by Jack May | Jan 9, 2018 | Columns, Section: Web exclusive
A dark cloud looms over our schools – and Labour is well-placed to help them weather the storm, writes Jack May ‘Education, education, education’. In a system left languishing by nearly two decades of Tory neglect, this was not just a mantra but a vital commitment to...
by Liam Martin-Lane | Jan 9, 2018 | Section: Web exclusive
The Tories will do nothing about the broken system that has resulted in the highest rail fare rises in five years, writes Liam Martin-Lane Last week, millions of us saw our bank balances stretched a bit further as we returned to work with rail fares increased by an...
by Progress | Dec 31, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
Welcome to the review of our year on Progress I am looking forward to this year coming to an end in a very different way than I awaited the turn of the year 12 months ago. 2016 was a year when progressives took blow after blow. 2017, however, was exhausting –...
by Richard Angell | Dec 29, 2017 | Section: Progress Magazine
Richard Angell on all the ups and downs from the last 12 months Copeland byelection The Progress team started the new year as we meant to carry on: knocking doors. The byelection in the Labour stronghold of Copeland had been called after member of parliament Jamie...
by Robert Philpot | Dec 20, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive, The Last Word
2018 needs to be the year that those opposed to the degradation of political discourse assert themselves once more, argues Robert Philpot As 2016 drew to a close, the sinister forces of populism seemed to be sweeping all before them. Britain’s vote to leave the...
