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Tom Levitt Articles

A ‘voluntary’ overtime crisis

Far from being overpaid, public sector employees are showing their commitment to their cause, voluntarily, to a level which borders on exploitation, writes Tom Levitt When Sally Plummer stayed on after the end of her shift to aid a patient suffering a cardiac arrest...

A momentous day in parliament

I spent far too much of Wednesday watching the Parliament Channel. It brought back memories of when members of parliament, for the first time, were asked to vote on military action in the invasion of Iraq in 2003. I voted ‘Yes’ then, having considered all arguments,...

Chris Leslie: Passion with prudence

We might not have got it right but we did think about what we could do for business at the last election – though we appear not to be doing that now. This was the gist of Chris Leslie's message to a Progress event on the opening day of Labour's Brighton conference. 'I...

Kendall’s revolutionary vision

Liz Kendall’s leadership candidacy has broadened Labour’s agenda while focusing on the absolute need to win elections, which we can only do on a programme that includes all significant sectors of the population. She shows admirable courage in tackling difficult issues...