by Emma Burnell | Nov 23, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
No wonder the Tories are failing to fix the housing crisis – Philip Hammond is trying to fix the wrong problem, explains Emma Burnell To understand why the Tories are incapable of solving the housing crisis, you have to understand that its roots come from Tory dogma...
by Adrian McMenamin | Nov 23, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
Crude shadows of the Russian revolution still loom over modern politics, with all of the anger and none of the thought, argues Adrian McMenamin This month’s 100th anniversary of the Bolshevik coup against the Russian republic marked the centenary of possibly the most...
by Paul Richards | Nov 22, 2017 | Progressive reviews, Section: Progress Magazine
Great speeches are an essential tool of democracy, and a bulwark against base populism, argues Paul Richards On the plains of Africa, about 100,000 years ago, give or take, human beings decided to stop pointing at things and start using sounds to describe them. They...
by Martin Edobor | Nov 21, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
We should be prepared for the NHS to be let down again by this week’s budget, writes Martin Edobor On BBC’s Andrew Marr show this Sunday, chancellor Philip Hammond appeared to have lost touch with reality, stating that the United Kingdom has no unemployed...
by Conor Pope | Nov 21, 2017 | Section: Progress Magazine
Labour will challenge the government at every turn and shape Brexit from the Commons chamber, Keir Starmer tells Progress ‘I don’t want to be back here in a year saying: “The great thing is we’ve got a second referendum. The bad thing is none of you have got a job.”’...
by Paul Williams MP | Nov 20, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
An arbitrary leaving date risks a triple whammy for the north-east: loss of trade, loss of people who do vital jobs and a contracting economy, believe Paul Williams and Phil Wilson As new Brexit evidence emerges, we have to be honest with our electorate – however...
by Alex Mitchell | Nov 20, 2017 | BrexitWatch, Section: Progress Magazine
Britain should look to Macron, not Merkel, for the entrepreneurial future Europe needs, with or without Brexit, argues Alex Mitchell Emmanuel Macron had an epic rise to the Élysée palace, changing the political system in which he operates. In a marked contrast with...
by Robert Philpot | Nov 17, 2017 | The Last Word
The former Scottish first minister’s attempts to show his editorial independence at RT are a shameless ploy – but Labour cannot take the moral highground, laments Robert Philpot There was something deeply cynical about Alex Salmond’s decision to include a...
by Wes Streeting MP | Nov 17, 2017 | Section: Progress Magazine
Being pro-innovation should not allow us to be indifferent to corporate excess, says Wes Streeting ‘Defend the livelihoods of 40,000 drivers’. ‘Protect consumer choice for 3.5 million Londoners’. ‘800,000 people have supported our petition’. Uber can be...
by Mark Walker | Nov 16, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
It is the right time to have the debate on basic income – and the centre-left should not be so quick to dismiss it, argues Mark Walker Universal basic income looks to address a problem for the future rather than repair a problem of the past. It is the very essence of...
