I must admit I haven’t read every chapter of the Purple Book. But two chapters in particular have caught my attention:...
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Setting Labour priorities
Just about every economic indicator you can think of is now going the wrong way. Growth stagnant, unemployment up,...
Double punishment
Last week it was reported that the government is considering removing benefits from those found guilty of criminal...
Boxing clever
The legal aid, sentencing and punishment of offenders bill is due its second reading this week. Much of the concern...
A bankers’ bonus tax
It’s clear to me from conversations with my constituents that people are very, very anxious about their...
Labour’s moral imperative
It's become a political truism that there's a problem with benefits scrounging - indeed the entire premise of the...
Time for debate and the role of dissent
Meetings for party members are being arranged around the country, in parliament frontbench teams are hosting policy...
A hospital pass
Our local hospital sought foundation trust status, but wasn’t considered to be viable on a standalone basis. So,...
Is Labour a feminist party?
From the impact of the spending cuts, hitting women twice as hard as men, to the changes to the benefits system,...
Best child poverty figures in 25 years
We’re due to debate the creation of the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission, with its remit expanded...
Losing out with ESOL
Last week my colleague Heidi Alexander, MP for Lewisham East, initiated a debate in parliament on the future funding...
Get involved in the party’s future
As we enter the final few days of the local election campaigns in most parts of England, I’m in no doubt that...