by Tom Harris | Jan 27, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
Sir Thomas Dalyell of the Binns, 11th Baronet (9 August 1932-26 January 2017) Tam Dalyell will be remembered with affection and warmth by friends and former colleagues within the Labour movement and beyond. That he will also be remembered in such positive terms by his...
by Alison McGovern MP | Jan 26, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
Standing by in cases of war crimes or genocide is not in Britain’s national interest, nor in the interests of the most vulnerable, writes Alison McGovern MP What do we owe to those who live beyond our shores? Of course we are all appalled when we see civilians...
by Sally Keeble | Jan 26, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
Donald Trump’s executive order restricting abortion will have a chilling effect on women’s rights around the globe, argues Sally Keeble For sheer viciousness, Donald Trump’s choice of victim for his presidential bullying takes some beating. Picture a woman...
by Ray Collins | Jan 26, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
Margaret Mary Wall, Baroness Wall of New Barnet (14 November 1941–25 January 2017) Just a few months after her husband Eddie died Margaret Wall sadly passed away earlier this week after a short but brave battle against cancer. Margaret was part of a group of women who...
by Steve Reed MP | Jan 25, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
By using Southern Rail strikes as a precept to attack workers’ rights, the Tories have once again put party politics ahead of the people, argues Steve Reed MP Yesterday parliament voted down a grubby Tory bid to reduce workers’ rights that used the recent...
by Ivana Bartoletti | Jan 25, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
The supreme court’s article 50 ruling has changed very little – Labour must do all it can to stop a hard Brexit, writes Ivana Bartoletti There are no surprises in the supreme court ruling. And that is a good sign. Britain is a parliamentary democracy and...
by Thimios Tzallas | Jan 25, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
The fate of Greece’s ‘Blairites’ provides a bitter lesson for centre-left parties across Europe, argues Thimios Tzallas It is very often argued that the European Union and the International Monetary Fund got it wrong with the Greek crisis. They...
by Lizzy Dobres | Jan 24, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
Being unwilling to view Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump as anything other than two sides of the same coin has come at a terrible cost, writes Lizzy Dobres Just two days after millions of women and men worldwide campaigned for women’s rights; Donald Trump banned...
by Brendan Chilton | Jan 24, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
Leave voters should welcome the supreme court’s article 50 ruling, writes former Labour Leave general secretary Brendan Chilton The Twittersphere went into frenzy today following the supreme court’s ruling that parliament should have its say on when article 50...
by Edward Jones | Jan 24, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
Labour should propose funding social care properly before looking to take over struggling providers, argues Edward Jones The realities of the pressures on social care were set out on Monday as care users gave evidence to the communities and local government select...
