by Robbie Young | Dec 12, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
Astronomic vice-chancellor pay is indicative of wider inequality – but we cannot let it dominate and distract us from other issues in higher education, argues the NUS’s Robbie Young Many people have been, quite rightly, outraged by the current news headlines...
by Gordon Matheson | Dec 12, 2017 | Section: Progress Magazine, The Debate
Is it time for English local government to be elected by single transferable vote? Gordon Matheson and Joanne Harding debate [column-group][column] YES Last year I stepped down after 17 years as a councillor, including more than five years as leader of Glasgow city...
by Jennifer Gerber | Dec 12, 2017 | Section: Progress Magazine
I remember when Labour was part of the solution, not the problem, to tackling antisemitism, writes Jennifer Gerber When I was growing up 20 years ago, antisemitism in Britain was rarely a topic of conversation among my family, friends and school mates. When we spoke...
by Richard Angell | Dec 11, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
Devolution and leadership could be the key to Britain’s digital future – Richard Angell visits Andy Burnham’s digital summit in Manchester Last week, Andy Burnham opened his second ‘digital summit’ since being elected Greater Manchester mayor in May with a bold...
by Editorial | Dec 11, 2017 | Section: Progress Magazine
The one ‘missing giant’ from the founding text of the welfare state was how we deal with care in our society, argues our editorial Tackling inequality is at the very heart of the centre-left and Labour project. It is what has driven our movement since its foundation....
by Matt Dykes | Dec 11, 2017 | Section: Progress Magazine
New funding, reformed commissioning and a proper industrial policy are the basic requirements of a resilient social care system, argues Matt Dykes Social care matters. It is an essential service that all of us stand a high chance of requiring one day for ourselves or...
by Robert Philpot | Dec 8, 2017 | The Last Word
This morning’s deal only goes to show that everything about the relatively simple bit of the wrong-minded Brexit negotiations has so far been handled badly by the government, writes Robert Philpot Perhaps the key words uttered about this morning’s deal between...
by Adrian McMenamin | Dec 8, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
Failure of those at the top to properly deal with antisemitism on the left for fear of what others may think sends a very clear message to the bigots, writes Adrian McMenamin This week a member of my branch resigned her membership at least in part because of what she...
by Ollie Middleton | Dec 8, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
The rise of poverty in this country is reversible – but the next Labour government will have to think long-term to stop it happening again, writes Ollie Middleton Last weekend’s resignation of Alan Milburn as chair of the government’s Social Mobility Commission is yet...
by Lizzy Dobres | Dec 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
The chancellor is as factually wrong as he is insensitive, argues Lizzy Dobres Appearing before the Treasury select committee, the chancellor’s comments yesterday showed the Conservatives are not only insensitive, but wrong and inconsistent. Phillip Hammond told the...
