by Duncan Hothersall | Apr 12, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
The roll out of PrEP in Scotland signals a vital and long-awaited step towards ending HIV transmission, argues Scottish Hame editor Duncan Hothersall Campaigners have welcomed the long-awaited decision by the Scottish Medicines Consortium to approve PrEP (pre-exposure...
by Fiona Dent | Apr 12, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
Britain’s flood defences are far too important to be used as a political football, writes former parliamentary candidate for Windsor Fiona Dent In 2014 large areas of Somerset and the Thames Valley were flooded, in 2015/16 Cumbria, Lancashire, Dumfries and...
by Conor Pope | Apr 11, 2017 | Record
The only way to build on previous achievements is to defend them, write Richard Angell and Conor Pope. This is the conclusion of the Record pamphlet, to mark the 20th anniversary of the 1997 election If we do not defend the last Labour government, why would anyone...
by Conor Pope | Apr 11, 2017 | Record
The last Labour government is one we can all be proud of, write Richard Angell and Conor Pope. This is the introduction for the Record pamphlet, marking the 20th anniversary of the 1997 election victory ‘If we don’t say the last Labour government was good, why would...
by Conor Pope | Apr 10, 2017 | Monday Politics
Conor Pope says that the Liberal Democrat ‘fightback’ is a distraction from the real problem – the Tories The Liberal Democrats are likely to do much better in the upcoming local elections than current opinion polls suggest. Most polls currently have the party on...
by Sally Keeble | Apr 10, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
A new generation of Labour women can redefine Labour values in the way the last generation did while the party was in government, writes former minister Sally Keeble Labour did not just change the externals: record satisfaction rates in the National Health Service, a...
by Richard Angell | Apr 7, 2017 | The Last Word
Ken Livingstone’s warped view of history, Diane Abbott on taxing private schools, and a sad farewell to Sarah Hayward – Progress director Richard Angell has this week’s Last Word I had two statements ready for the outcome of Ken Livingstone’s hearing...
by Andrew Apostolou | Apr 7, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
The Conservatives have marginalised Gibraltar before and are doing so again – it falls to our party to stand up for it, argues Andrew Apostolou The Tories are already talking about war over Gibraltar less than a week after prime minister Theresa May told the rest of...
by Matthew Doyle | Apr 7, 2017 | Progressive reviews, Section: Progress Magazine
Matthew Doyle is (mostly) impressed by Steve Waters’ compelling drama Politics and theatre have long fed off one another and the attempt to ‘break the mould’ of Britain’s two dominant parties has been turned into a rewarding tale at the Donmar Warehouse by Steve...
by Peter Mandelson | Apr 6, 2017 | Section: Progress Magazine
Peter Mandelson and Spencer Livermore exchange reflections on 20 years of running Labour’s election campaigns Dear Spencer, The Labour party still (just about) retains a lot of institutional memory about how we have fought elections since 1997. We had a good run until...
