Deprecated: Function wp_make_content_images_responsive is deprecated since version 5.5.0! Use wp_filter_content_tags() instead. in /home/edadbce1/archive.progressivebritain.org/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6114

Rachel Reeves Articles

Time to put May on the back foot

It is official. Parliament will be given a say on Article 50, thanks to the High Court ruling in Gina Miller’s court case. There are some that have leapt on the ruling as an affront to democracy – Suzanne Evans, one of the frontrunners in the Ukip leadership election,...

Did Labour’s centre-left revival begin in Liverpool?

Following Jeremy Corbyn’s second victory it may be all too easy to assume that ‘things can only get worse’ for the centre-left. While walking past the ‘Cool Britannia’ shops that mark Liverpool’s tourist hotspots, just minutes from Labour’s conference venue, it was...

Taxing questions for the chancellor

The leaked Panama Papers shone a light on the murky world of tax havens and will have far-reaching implications across the world. People are rightly angered that a super-rich elite strive to avoid or evade paying their taxes. David Cameron’s use of an offshore trust...

What is the point of a Northern Powerhouse if it is under water?

This week, I returned to parliament from my constituency of Leeds West where for many people the Christmas period has been dominated by floods which have ruined their homes and businesses. On Boxing Day night, the River Aire which runs through the Yorkshire Dales to...