The Tories neglect coastal and rural areas. Progressives must not make the same mistake.
‘For 13 years, Conservative governments have run down coastal and rural communities.’
Ben Cooper
We need a credible plan to tackle second homes and holiday lets
After Thursday’s Autumn Statement, we are all likely to be paying more tax – except those hollowing out rural and coastal communities.
Action is needed to ensure our arts and cultural organisations do not become the victims of austerity
With austerity potentially on the horizon, arts and culture organisations must not be the victims of Liz Truss’s failed economic experiment and a misguided austerity response to it.
For thousands of young people from low income families, access to a broad and balanced curriculum is increasingly limited – especially for music.
‘Between 2012 and 2016, the proportion of schools offering music to all students in year nine fell from 84 per cent to 67 per cent’
Too many disabled people lack the social care support they need to thrive. A National Care Service must change that
‘For all the progress our country has made, largely under Labour governments, there are still too many disabled people of all ages who are locked out of everyday life’
Progressive parties must connect with older voters if they want to break the Tories’ grip on power
‘If progressive parties want to remove the Conservatives from power at the next election, they have to challenge their electoral dominance amongst this voter group.’
We should ensure every young person can access high quality music education
‘Too often, schools are charging young people for teaching and instrument hire that, in many cases, is necessary for the national curriculum or required to pass GCSE and A-level music’.
In the middle of a cost of living crisis, the government is stripping support away from disabled people
New polling from the charity Leonard Cheshire found that a third of disabled adults – more than 2.8 million people – had less than £50 per week to pay for food and other essentials.
Winning UK City of Culture can bring real benefits – we must ensure more communities can participate in its success
Reform is needed so that more communities can participate in its success.
Our private rented sector is broken and needs comprehensive reform
The private rented sector is fundamentally broken, trapping people in insecurity. It is one of the biggest challenges we face.