Bold reforms are needed to tackle lobbying by the rich and powerful
‘No longer can we tolerate a system in which getting your way in Westminster is based not on what you know, but on who you know’
Jon Trickett
The public have had enough of Tory neoliberalism. The case for collectivism has never been greater
‘Working class solidarity is the very opposite of the law-of-the-jungle values promoted by Conservative ideologues’
Price controls are needed to tackle inflation
Squeezing working people won’t work. It’s time for price controls.
The Casey Review shows why the Public Order Bill must be stopped
The Casey report has found the Metropolitan Police to be broken – institutionally racist, misogynistic and homophobic. This will come as no surprise to many people.
Jon Trickett MP: The NHS crisis is a result of Tory policies and we must fight them every step of the way
Let’s return to Aneurin Bevan who also famously said that “the NHS will last as long as there are folk left with the faith to fight for it.”
Jon Trickett MP: Lessons from France: Why we need to unite the left for working people
The history of Presidential elections over the past fifty years have seen a complete reversal of fortunes for the two dominant currents, and the forerunner organisations of their political thought.
Jon Trickett MP: Why we need an inflation-proofed pay increase for public sector workers
‘The erosion of employees’ pay requires bold action from the government. If they do not ensure that pay keeps pace with living costs, the backlash from workers will grow.’
Jon Trickett: Government’s levelling up plans fall at the first hurdle
‘Only a radical economic transformation will work. But the Tories will never spearhead such a vision.’
Jon Trickett: It’s time to waive the patents on vaccines
‘If we do not act now, then we will have turned our backs on the poorest people on Earth and the whole world will suffer the consequences.’
Jon Trickett: A Wealth Tax is a bold policy but our times call for nothing less
‘In Britain we tax income rather than wealth. This no longer makes sense in our day and age, if it ever did’.