Tory fare rises are an indirect tax on jobs in London
Clive Efford, Labour MP for Eltham, looks at the impact of Boris Johnson’s massive fare rises on London.
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Elections galore in a big year for Wales
Owen Smith, Labour MP for Pontypridd, outlines the major challenges facing Wales in 2011, with two referendums and the Assembly elections in the months ahead.
Shameful incapacity benefit consensus between main parties must stop
Hundreds of thousands of people who are too ill or disabled to work have often been unfairly, and often mistakenly, deprived of incapacity benefit.
New report exposes risks for undocumented UK workers
A new report exposes the routine risks experienced by undocumented migrant workers in the UK; two-thirds of those surveyed experienced injuries whilst working.
The challenge of equal pay in 2011
With women still earning a sixth less than men, the Fawcett Society’s head of policy and campaigns, Anna Bird, looks at the challenge of equal pay in 2011.
Michael Gove: An Idiot Abroad
Sonny Leong, chair of Chinese for Labour, discusses Michael Gove’s controversial comments on Chinese education.
Building a grassroots movement is the key test for Labour in 2011
Caroline Badley, Labour’s campaign manager in Birmingham Edgbaston, looks at the challenges facing the party in 2011.
SDLP: Our progressive vision of an all-island, high tech economy
SDLP leader Margaret Ritchie discusses her plans for the future of the party and progressive politics in Northern Ireland ahead of the 2011 Assembly elections.
A progessive agenda for Wales in 2011
John Griffiths, Labour Member for Newport East, Counsel General & legislative programme leader, sets out the challenges which lie ahead for the Welsh Assembly.
Is the Sustainable Communities Act the most important legislation since 2000?
Steve Shaw discusses the importance of the Sustainable Communities Act, and asks if it is the most important piece of legislation of the past decade.