Burnham’s First 100 Days: Why the High Street Has Reason for Hope
By Cllr Ibrahim Dogus Cllr Ibrahim Dogus, Director of Labour Home and Chair of SME4Labour. In hospitality, a busy restaurant is only part of...
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Virendra Sharma: A Budget for Britain’s Future – economic responsibility, social justice and the promise of shared prosperity
By Virendra Sharma Former Ealing Southall MP Virendra Sharma backs Chancellor John Healey’s Budget for combining help with the cost of living, investment in...
Dan Julian: The Budget bought Labour time. Now it must use it to set out a path to renewal
By Dan Julian John Healey’s ‘breathing space’ Budget eased the squeeze on households, but fiscal credibility is not a growth strategy. Dan Julian says...
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:...
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...