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The government's universal credit policy has proved to be neither fair nor simple, argues shadow minister for employment and inequalities Margaret Greenwood MP In 2010, Iain Duncan-Smith proclaimed that universal credit would restore ‘fairness and simplicity’ to the...

The government's housing white paper is evolutionary, not revolutionary – and it leaves much ground for Labour to occupy, argues Mark Walker In as much fanfare as the Brexit news cycle will allow the government launched its housing white paper last week – 'Fixing our...

Labour must call for a Brexit that can unite people, not fight the battle for Britain's future on the Conservatives' terms, argues Stephen Beer It is hard to escape the impression that Labour has got Brexit wrong. If we carry on as we are, we will struggle to keep up...

For too long Labour has championed rail renationalisation without explaining how it will solve the problems that the railways face, writes James Wood Rail renationalisation has for a long time been an ideological comfort blanket for the Labour party. The public do...