Fiona Mactaggart Articles

The Tories at prime ministers’ questions were particularly nasty today. They hate Labour and despise Jeremy Corbyn – and so they booed throughout prime ministers’ questions, particularly when Corbyn asked yet again about cuts to tax credits. David Cameron – at his...

Today Downing Street will open its doors to the successors of William Wilberforce – the campaigners against the new slavery which in numbers at least is far greater and far more profitable than the trade parliament outlawed in 1807. David Cameron will host a reception...

Vince Cable, secretary of state for business, told the Liberal Democrat party conference last month ‘What I will not do is provide cover for ideological descendants of those who sent children up chimneys.’  But as secretary of state, he is responsible for the actions...

On the train up to Liverpool, I began to read Progress's Purple Book which contains policy ideas for the future. I was quickly distracted by a group of five men who got on at Northampton and were on their way to see Liverpool football team play at home. ‘So you're a...