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Like many working mothers, the news that I was the victim of discrimination by being excluded (because of my gender) from after-work drinks, came as something of a surprise. An analysis of after-work drinking (or ‘early evening socialising’ as it is apparently known)...

Universal childcare should be Labour’s ultimate goal —Until relatively recently, childcare was – in the context of political discourse – one of various subheadings under the title ‘women’s issues’, which itself was a short chapter towards the end of the book. That is...

Since its defeat in 2010, public service reform has been the black hole in Labour’s internal debate. Next week, at last, we can expect some colour, with Ed Miliband’s first major speech on the subject, Jon Cruddas entering the fray, and Liz Kendall launching the...

As Ed Miliband has rightly pointed out prices have risen faster than wages in 40 of David Cameron’s 41 months as prime minister. The only month this didn’t happen is when the bankers’ deferred their bonuses to take advantage of the drop in the top rate of tax. The...