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Cruel, unfair and discriminatory

The recent ruling of the Court of Appeal confirmed what Labour, local councils, charities and campaign groups have been saying since the ‘bedroom tax’ was first introduced – it unfairly discriminates against society’s most vulnerable people. The case involved a woman...

The death knell for genuinely affordable housing

Whatever Westminster talking heads might say, the most important event for Labour last year was not Jeremy Corbyn winning the leadership election but Labour losing the general election. So now we must show voters that our priority is the challenges they face, rather...

The cruellest symbol of our divided society

There is one statistic above all which provides the punchline to the sick joke that is ‘One Nation Conservatism.’ Since the Tories returned to power in 2010, the number of rough sleepers in London has increased from 3,600 to 7,500. Contrast this revolting reality with...

We’ve got to stop asking people, ‘Cake or death?’

If you would like to upset and confuse a room full of leftwingers, try introducing yourself as a ‘pragmatic socialist’. There will be people that accuse you of trolling them with a ridiculous and impossible concept. Socialism, they will tell you, is an ideology. It is...