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In recent years my campaigning activity has been limited, but having been made redundant from local government I was able at last to play an active role at the general election this year. I hit the streets with gusto wearing my ex-council demographer hat to find out...

In the run-up to Christmas, with schools breaking up shortly for a fortnight, the shame of ‘holiday hunger’ and child hunger in the United Kingdom becomes even more acute and poignant. Foodbanks and food projects around the country are planning for additional need at...

During the summer the Tory government, the so-called party of law and order, announced that it was consulting on plans to shut down 91 courts and tribunals across England and Wales. In the midst of the Labour leadership contest, this consultation was commented on by...

It has been over 12 weeks since we chose our new leader, deputy leader, candidate for the London mayoral contest and our new shadow cabinet. Now is the time to reach out to those areas of British society that we need to engage with in a more organised fashion. The...