by Christabel Cooper | Mar 17, 2017 | Christabel Cooper
With a hard Brexit looming, the government is keen to forget all about the deficit – it is Labour’s job to make sure it does not, argues Christabel Cooper Back in the summer of 2015 – those halcyon days when Labour were a piffling eight points behind in the...
by Mary Wimbury | Mar 17, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
Progressives have a duty to ensure that the government secures a Brexit deal that keeps Britain open for business and prosperity, writes Mary Wimbury It is very easy to assume peace and democracy in western Europe are a natural state when that is all you have ever...
by Conor Pope | Mar 16, 2017 | Section: Progress Magazine
The ‘McDonnell amendment’ is the ultimate rejection of Clause One socialism, writes Conor Pope ‘Let’s be clear, we don’t believe in leaders,’ John McDonnell told Vice in a joint interview with Jeremy Corbyn ahead of the 2015 general election. In the same interview,...
by Tom Railton | Mar 16, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
Blithely accepting that Labour’s electoral coalition is sundered and that the next election is unwinnable is an unforgivable act of self-indulgence, argues Tom Railton A crunching, humiliating U-turn on national insurance contributions, a broken manifesto...
by Nic Dakin MP | Mar 16, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
The rapid changes taking place in Britain’s economy make it even more important that schools provide diverse careers advice for their students, writes Nic Dakin MP Having seen me present my ten minute rule bill on careers guidance (access to schools), a retired...
by Jenny Marra MSP | Mar 16, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
While Nicola Sturgeon pursues independence at any cost, Scottish Labour will make the case for strong public services within the United Kingdom, argues Jenny Marra MSP On Monday, as Nicola Sturgeon announced her intention to hold a second referendum on independence,...
by Christabel Edwards | Mar 16, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
Philip Hammond’s reluctance to talk about Brexit casts doubt over the government’s insistence that Brexit will be a success, warns Christabel Edwards Often, it is what is not said that sends the loudest message, and one of the most bizarre aspects of...
by Luke Raikes | Mar 15, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
Andy Burnham’s manifesto launch was a glimpse into the potentially transformative role England’s new metro mayors could play, writes Luke Raikes Today, the race to govern Greater Manchester moved up a gear. Andy Burnham has just published his manifesto, in...
by Dalia Ben-Galim | Mar 15, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
The rollout of universal credit will disproportionately punish single parents, writes director of policy at Gingerbread Dalia Ben-Galim Pressure from Conservative rebels has just forced the chancellor to U-Turn on his budget announcement on self-employment national...
by Ben Dilks | Mar 15, 2017 | Section: Progress Magazine, Tanked Up
Ben Dilks with the latest from the wonk world There was an understandably sombre atmosphere at the launch of The Cost of Doing Nothing: The Price of Inaction in the Face of Mass Atrocities, recently published by Policy Exchange. This was partially a result of the...
