Sheila Gilmore Articles

Dialogue on a doorstep this week: Man: ‘I've given up on Labour. I'm Scottish now – SNP all the way.’ Me: ‘Is there anything specific putting you off Labour?’ Man: ‘Everything! Now you've let us down again.’ If drawing a pen picture of a 'core Labour voter' this man...

It is almost a textbook example of how not to do government. Today my colleagues and I on the work and pensions select committee have released a report on the performance of the Department for Work and Pensions, and the rollout of personal independence payment stood...

The battlelines for the next election were more clearly drawn today than they have ever been. Labour’s key point is that, even if there is a recovery, only the rich will really benefit and most of Britain won’t feel it. This is why Ed Miliband asked again and again...

In March last year the government announced its intention to reprivatise intercity services on the East Cost Main Line by the next election. Since then I’ve been part of a broad campaign to Keep East Coast Public. Prioritising the franchising process to return East...