Dom Higgins: Access to nature is a health emergency, and ministers must act
By Dom Higgins, head of health and education at The Wildlife Trusts Dom Higgins, head of health and education at The Wildlife Trusts. Photo:...
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The Putin Tax: Why Britain must start measuring the cost of hostile-state activity
By Graeme Downie MP Britain is already paying a tax it never voted for. Graeme Downie, Labour MP for Dunfermline and Dollar. Photo: UK...
Burnham's conference speech gave Labour a story about how Britain can change
Andy Burnham's first Labour conference speech as Prime Minister did more than announce a collection of policies. It offered a clear argument about why...
Businesses need breathing space too
Prime Minister Andy Burnham built his early days in Downing Street around one central idea: ’breathing space’. Shevaun Haviland CBE, Director General of the...
Confronting the Rising Tide: Why Andy Burnham's Politics of Unity Are Essential for Our Future
As someone who has dedicated decades to public life, community cohesion, and education across the United Kingdom, I have always believed that politics should...
Towards Electoral Reform: A Route Map
“[W]e should move to a system of proportional representation for the election of the Commons. … Every person and every place will only be...
Local Democracy Is Where Politics Becomes Personal
When people think about politics, they often picture Parliament, Prime Minister’s Questions or debates on television. Far fewer people think about the local councillor...
Can Hospitality Head Off the NEET Crisis?
There is a lot of talk currently about young people Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET), and it is a worrying trend. So...
Andy Burnham wants to end rough sleeping. Empty homes and social investment could help get him there
In June, I visited the Old Eight Bells in my constituency of Mansfield. For years it stood empty, a town-centre landmark that had been...
Defra deserves better than being the punchline
Yesterday, in his first Prime Minister’s Questions, Andy Burnham took aim at the shadow chancellor over his role backing Liz Truss’s mini-budget, saying he...