by Paul Corrigan | May 25, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
The Conservative manifesto is full of promises on health that only government can deliver – and they have their excuses at the ready if they fail to, argues Paul Corrigan Famously, the prime minister likes to tightly control things. Less famously, when she was home...
by Richard Angell | May 23, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
We are all Mancunian today. As the devastating news unfolded through the night and the horror of this vile act of terrorism became clear our thoughts are with those who are injured, the families of those who have perished and those who still cannot locate their loved...
by Conor Pope | May 22, 2017 | Monday Politics
The Tories have hit a crisis just as Labour support has started to pick up. Is this the beginning of a comeback, asks Conor Pope ‘The polls are certain to narrow’, I wrote, four weeks ago today. And they have, sort of. Back then, we were 25 points behind the Tories,...
by Richard Angell | May 19, 2017 | The Last Word
A sad goodbye to Rhodri Morgan, Theresa May fobs Britain off, Corbyn’s gaffe and Len’s low expectations – Progress director Richard Angell has this week’s Last Word Wales lost its modern founding father with the sad news that Rhodri Morgan has passed...
by Jill Rutter | May 19, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
The election provides politicians with an opportunity to secure consent for a post-Brexit immigration system, writes Jill Rutter With the publication of the Conservatives and other party manifestos this week, we now have an idea of the direction of future immigration...
by Hannah Blythyn | May 18, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
Hywel Rhodri Morgan (29 September 1939 – 17 May 2017) Rhodri Morgan was a truly exceptional man who has made an indelible mark on Wales. Today Wales has not just lost a great politician, we have lost a real father figure. The thoughts and deepest sympathies of all of...
by Alan Lockey | May 18, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
The elevation of manifestos is ridiculous – but they reveal more about a party’s priorities, judgement and competence than almost anything else, writes Alan Lockey Imagine yourself a manager of a high profile football club. A well resourced club; one of the...
by Daisy-Rose Srblin | May 17, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
Despite the received political wisdom that ‘every hour you work is worth your while’, for too many single parents today, work simply does not pay, argues Daisy-Rose Srblin Despite the stubborn prevalence of stereotypes suggesting otherwise, two in three single...
by Louis Rynsard | May 17, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
Britain needs as many Labour MPs as possible to survive the election if Britain is to remain a liberal, open and tolerant country, writes Louis Rynard Every moderate, every ‘Clause one socialist’, anyone in the Labour party who thinks we exist to get...
by Conor Pope | May 16, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
Empty pledges claiming to be the ‘party of the workers’ will not cover up the problems the Conservative party still faces, writes Conor Pope Theresa May has made a pitch for Labour territory with a pledge that the Conservatives are ‘once again’ the party...
