by Lauren Crowley | Aug 23, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
Staffing levels in prisons across the United Kingdom must be addressed to stem the increase in life-threatening situations our prison officers face at work, argues Lauren Crowley On Saturday, two prison officers and members of Community working at HMP Addiewell in...
by Ibrahim Dogus | Aug 23, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
The takeaway industry is one of Britain’s most innovative sectors – politicians must take action to ensure that Brexit does not threaten its growth, writes Ibrahim Dogus The way we eat is changing. Whether it be lunch in the office or Saturday night dinner with...
by Jonathan Reynolds MP | Aug 21, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
The ‘day of moaning’ is a sign the north of England will no longer weather the Tories worsening the north-south divide without complaint, writes Jonathan Reynolds MP Moaning is a disempowering word. Label any criticism a ‘moan’ any you have...
by Edward Jones | Aug 21, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
Labour moderates will not earn the right to be heard until they articulate a coherent, positive vision for Britain that is distinct from Corbynism, argues Ed Jones Politics has changed since the last Labour leader to win a parliamentary majority stood down ten years...
by Richard Angell | Aug 18, 2017 | The Last Word
The Barcelona attack, Republican shame, smearing centrists, and the Campaign Against Living Miserably – Progress director Richard Angell has this week’s Last Word Today we woke up to yet more carnage from Daesh-inspired terrorism in the Catalan area of...
by Naushabah Khan | Aug 18, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
Trevor Kavanagh’s ‘Muslim problem’ article is the latest in a series of brazen Islamophobic attacks that have become widespread in the rightwing press, writes Naushabah Khan ‘What will we do about the Muslim problem?’ No this is not a statement from...
by Steve Iliffe | Aug 17, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
A 30-year consensus on how to run the NHS is coming to an end. The centre-left now needs to focus on new ideas, rather than returning to old ones, argue Richard Bourne and Steve Iliffe Inadequate funding has consequences as we see with our social care system. But...
by Ellie Groves | Aug 16, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
Jess Phillips says that leftwing men can be ‘the worst’ when it comes to sexism. Fellow Labour party members should not be so quick to dismiss her, writes Ellie Groves Men are not all bad. You would think that this would not need to be said, but I feel as...
by Dan Crawford | Aug 15, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
Watching an old friend become a powerful advocate for men’s mental health revealed how much more needs to be done on the issue, writes Dan Crawford I first met Lee Adams when we travelled across the country as wide-eyed teenagers and watched in astonishment as...
by Conor Pope | Aug 14, 2017 | Monday Politics, Section: Web exclusive
David Miliband is right – there is a growing democratic vacuum at the heart of Brexit that needs to be filled, writes Conor Pope It is easy to forget that the prospect of a two-part referendum was not the brainchild of proselytising Europhiles. Back in 2015, the two...
