Piers Morgan and Immigration
It has been oddly satisfying to watch Piers Morgan grill Government ministers over their response to the coronavirus pandemic – particularly as he is a person I do not usually…
The Impact of Private Providers and Competition on our NHS
Below is a transcript of the speech given by Dr Kailash Chand OBE at our NHS event in Manchester. In February 2025, the battle over the Government’s proposed reorganisation was…
How should trade unions respond to strike law threats?
The announcement at the weekend that the Conservative election manifesto will include higher strike ballot thresholds for some public services is no surprise, in fact it is consistent with this…
Grenfell Stereotyping Examples Of Institutional Classism and Racism
17 months ago, 72 people were tragically killed in the Grenfell Tower Fire and many more families displaced. Residents of the tower were mostly working class, Muslim, and many of…
Re-igniting the Labour Movement
Power is taken from below, not gifted from above – or so the saying goes. All the rights working people have won are thanks to years of struggle. Decades of…
Here’s why we should reject government proposals to sell student debt to universities
This week, proposals from the Government suggest student debt could be handed over to universities. This is the latest scramble to find a solution to the loans crisis, and potentially…
Brexit: What Have We Learnt This Week?
The clock is ticking for Brexit negotiations, and the last week has been a particularly eventful one. MPs have started to debate the EU Withdrawal Bill (previously known as the…
Lloyds cuts 3,000 jobs: where’s the accountability?
This morning it was announced that Lloyds bank will be cutting 3,000 jobs as well as closing 200 branches. This is in addition to the 45,000 that were lost during…
In place of fear: It’s time to tackle alarming health inequalities
This article first appeared on Left Foot Forward on 21 May 2024 In Place of Fear, the title of Aneurin Bevan’s book published on the 10th anniversary of the Beveridge…
The Home Office Leaks Shouldn’t Come as a Surprise – They’re In Line with Conservative Policy
Whether Home Secretary or Prime Minister, there’s at least one guarantee with Theresa May: she’s determined to scapegoat migrants. The leak of the 82-page Home Office document spelling out the…
Class Conference 2021: Podcasts
Listen to podcasts of the three main plenary sessions from our 2021 Conference What Britain Needs, featuring Owen Jones, Josie Long, Will Hutton, Lisa Nandy MP, Mark Serwotka and Professor…