#IWD2017 Articles

Labour cannot allow the Tories to claim their regressive changes to Britain's tax credit system help to redress economic imbalance, writes Ella Crine I love a good national statistic, or a graph. But when economic issues  strike me most, is when they unexpectedly...

The government's insouciance towards the future of Britain's chemicals industry post-Brexit may come at a great price, writes Mary Creagh MP After the chancellor delivers his budget speech today there will be a lot of talk about how the economy is doing following the...

All children should learn about the hidden story of the Matchgirls' strike, argues Lyn Brown MP The received wisdom is that the heroic London dockers of 1889 led the way towards social justice, greater equality and spurred the foundation of the Labour movement. In...

From abandoning their deficit targets to slashing funding for education, it is clear the Tories are failing on their own terms, argues Progress chair Alison McGovern MP Debt The Tories have delayed their target on debt three times since 2010 Background: Their original...