Stephen Timms on Replacing Universal Credit
Massive growth in foodbank demand over the past decade has been one of the most shameful impacts of Tory rule. It has paralleled the roll-out of Universal Credit, which was…
The United States’ Community Revitalization Fund is an encouraging step towards real community-led regeneration. The UK Government, if really serious about the “Levelling Up” agenda, should look to emulate these plans
The scale of the commitment Joe Biden’s administration is making to invest in community and social infrastructure in the United States is exciting news. $10 billion is being committed to…
The Tories abandoned Afghanistan. We will not let them abandon those left behind
The Afghanistan debacle should shame this Government. No matter how much they try to bluster and obfuscate it, their blunders and bombast have led to thousands of desperate, terrified people…
A botched Afghanistan withdrawal has undermined 20 years of progress – the Conservative government cannot afford any more mistakes
The devastating scenes we have witnessed in Kabul and across Afghanistan have been utterly heart-breaking – not least for those brave members of our armed forces who have given so…
Sharing the future – workers and technology in the 2020s
Labour has to set out an optimistic post-Covid vision for the country - one that recognises the way our lives and our jobs are changing following the pandemic, and which…
Post-Brexit voter volatility is not all bad news
We are now five years on from the EU referendum and the massive realignment we have seen in English politics in the protracted fallout from that shows little sign of…
Labour must put a critique of capitalism centre-stage
It's not hard to be pessimistic. No party in Britain has won the 125 seats necessary to form a government from such a base in modern times. The coalition of…
Labour needs to offer a route-map for the young
Today’s young people have suffered economic turmoil, systemic injustices, and the gross inequities of the pandemic. 4.3 million children are living in poverty in the UK. Meanwhile, someone in the mid-20s has…