by Conor Pope | Dec 1, 2016 | Section: Progress Magazine, The Progress interview
Rachel Reeves tells Richard Angell and Conor Pope the subject of her book, Alice Bacon, would have a clear message for today’s moderates The Labour party is full of people whose stories never get heard. Who put in the hours, sit in the rooms where decisions are made...
by Rachel Reeves MP | Dec 1, 2016 | Section: Progress Magazine
Exclusive extracts from Rachel Reeves’ book on the first woman MP for Leeds reveal Alice Bacon as a fiercely loyal reformist Alice [Bacon], a young woman, a miner’s daughter and teacher, was elected as a member of parliament at the age of 35. The first female MP in...
by Richard Angell | Dec 1, 2016 | Progressive reviews
James Graham’s play, This House, exploring the working-class heroes in the whips’ office – who fought the Tories and hard left to keep a Labour government in office – feels more poignant now than when it first opened in 2012. Reopening at the Garrick...
by Manuel de la Rocha Vazquez | Nov 30, 2016 | Letter from ..., Section: Progress Magazine
On 29 October, the Spanish parliament finally approved the investiture of Mariano Rajoy, the conservative leader, as prime minister for a second term – thus ending 11 months of caretaker government, after two consecutive elections in six months. Those elections...
by Jansev Jemal | Nov 30, 2016 | Section: Web exclusive
The Labour movement is about looking out for the most vulnerable in our society and there is no group more vulnerable than children. They are entirely dependent on the adults around them until they reach an age where they are considered fit and able to lead an...
by Naushabah Khan | Nov 30, 2016 | #IAM2016
Since 11 September 2011, the day the world changed, we have seen the escalation of global terrorism. With unrest in much of the Middle East, once stable nations face huge challenges and terrorist organisations, such as Islamic State, have taken control. An indirect...
by Amina Lone | Nov 29, 2016 | Section: Web exclusive
Those outside Muslim or political circles can be forgiven for knowing very little about Sharia councils in Britain. I mean why would they. Common reactions from ordinary people I speak to include ‘shouldn’t we all just follow British law?’ and ‘ban them’. My answers...
by Neil Pharaoh | Nov 29, 2016 | Section: Web exclusive
‘We will decide who comes to this country and the circumstances in which they come’ – a great quote for the alt-right, in an era of Donald Trump and Brexit one could be forgiven into thinking this came from either side of the Atlantic in 2016. But this...
by Alison McGovern MP | Nov 28, 2016 | Section: Progress Magazine
Alison McGovern has five things you need to know about the autumn statement and what it means for Brexit Britain ‘One cannot stress enough how dreadful this is’. That was the verdict of Paul Johnson, head of the independent Institute for Fiscal Studies on the dire...
by Carolyn Harris MP | Nov 28, 2016 | Section: Web exclusive
Tonight in an adjournment debate I am going to bear my soul on the single most tragic event in my life and the life of any mother. I am doing so to shed light on a problem that exists just beneath the surface. It is not talked about for fear of offending or upsetting....
