by Lucy Powell MP | Aug 3, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
For seven years, the Tories have shortchanged our education system – and our most disadvantaged students are being left behind as a result, writes Lucy Powell MP Wasted talent, frustrated lives and a divided Britain. That is the result of a failure of successive...
by Luciana Berger MP | Aug 2, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
Jeremy Hunt’s mental health workforce plan is nothing more than a weak attempt to redress the damage that has occurred on the Tories’ watch, argues Luciana Berger MP After many months of waiting, Jeremy Hunt has finally published his mental health...
by Emily Brothers | Aug 2, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
In banning transgendered individuals from serving in the US military, Donald Trump has given license to all those that seek to exclude us from public life, argues Emily Brothers ‘The United States government will not accept or allow transgender individuals to...
by Alan Whitehead MP | Aug 1, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
Air quality is one of the biggest climate emergencies of our time – and the government’s response has been sorely lacking, writes Alan Whitehead MP It really has not been third time lucky for the government in its increasingly desperate attempts to introduce an...
by Duncan Hothersall | Aug 1, 2017 | Section: Progress Magazine
Labour’s modest gains in Scotland have set the party on course for future success, believes Duncan Hothersall The headlines of the general election result in Scotland are by now well known. The Scottish National party’s all-conquering moment seems to be over, and the...
by Richard Angell | Jul 28, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
Unison’s huge victory, the BBC pay gap, a brave councillor and a big thank you – Progress director Richard Angell has this week’s Last Word Unison did the whole Labour movement proud when they got the government’s pernicious tribunal fees ruled as...
by Geraint Davies MP | Jul 28, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
Forty thousand deaths caused by air pollution each year require urgent action, not platitudinous long-term promises Michael Gove cannot keep, argues Geraint Davies MP As is said too often, a week is a long time in politics. It would therefore be optimistic for the...
by Jonathon Hawkes | Jul 27, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
An unholy alliance of Thatcherites and Bennites are placing ideology before the national interest – and it is time they were called out on it, argues Jonathon Hawkes ‘As we leave the European Union, by definition, we will be out of the single market and we’ll be...
by Emma Lange | Jul 27, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
Britain’s counter-terrorism strategy must command the confidence of the communities it seeks to protect, writes Emma Lange of the Labour Campaign for Human Rights Following the horrifying spate of terrorist attacks in the last few months the prime minister has...
by Richard Angell | Jul 26, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
Staying in the single market – and averting the Tory plan to turn Britain into a Singapore-style economy – must be at the heart of Labour’s brexit strategy, writes Progress director Richard Angell ‘We’ll fight to secure single market...
