by Stephanie Lloyd | Feb 22, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
Respecting the political diversity of the LGBT community is the best way for Labour to make progress on equality, argues Stephanie Lloyd As a party we are well versed in highlighting how we transformed the lives of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans community in the...
by Conor Pope | Feb 21, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
Labour’s ‘modernisers’ must be willing to look to the past in order to build for the future, writes Progress deputy editor Conor Pope In their feature for this month’s Progress magazine, Ben Shimshon and Cordelia Hay lay out a few rules for...
by Roger Liddle | Feb 21, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
Roger Liddle’s speech to the House of Lords calling on Labour to fight hard Brexit I want to address my brief remarks to my own benches. Whatever our differences on our response to last year’s referendum, we are all with some few exceptions pro-Europeans,...
by Fiona Dent | Feb 21, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
Labour can become the champion of Britain’s small and medium-sized businesses by radically reforming the way that SMEs are taxed, writes Fiona Dent The merciless shrinking of the public sector, austerity and the downward pressure on wages and secure working...
by David Lammy MP | Feb 20, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
The economic and social grievances that aroused the anger of Leave voters were not caused by the European Union – and will not be remedied by Brexit, writes David Lammy MP Make no mistake, the passage of the government’s Brexit bill through parliament was difficult...
by Richard Angell | Feb 17, 2017 | The Last Word
The final furlong in Copeland and Stoke, the McDonnell amendment and a cutting Brexit intervention by Tony Blair – Richard Angell has this week’s Last Word Theresa May cannot even back her own policies in Copeland and Paul Nuttall has a problem with the truth in...
by Pat McFadden MP | Feb 17, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
The hysterical response to Tony Blair’s speech betrays the Leave campaign’s fear that they will be held to account for their campaign promises, argues Pat McFadden MP Tony Blair knows that whenever he makes a speech there is first the “shoot the...
by Dina Cottier | Feb 17, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
Attempting to gain political favour by repeatedly lying about the Hillsborough disaster has exposed Paul Nuttall and his party, argues Dina Cottier The people of Merseyside have an identity. We are quick-witted, tolerant, warm-hearted and absolutely resilient. Come to...
by Chris Carter | Feb 17, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
Labour must transform Britain’s workforce if it is to effectively tackle the challenges of the 21st century, writes Chris Carter The challenges of an ageing population are enormous. Skills shortages, healthcare pressures, squeezed public services are but some of...
by Gabriel Gavin | Feb 16, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
The agonising descent of Labour under Jeremy Corbyn is a symptom of the party’s lack of ideas, argues Gabriel Gavin Last week’s rumours of Jeremy Corbyn’s political demise now seem to have been greatly exaggerated. For some, the inevitable departure of the worst...
