Wera Hobhouse MP: Polarisation will not bring peace
A two-state solution, based on 1967 borders, is the only way to guarantee the dignity and lasting peace that both Palestinians and Israelis deserve
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Ian Byrne MP: A Hillsborough Law will rebalance the scales of justice
Another major part of the proposed Hillsborough Law is to provide victims parity of legal funding in inquests
Labour must be bolder and more radical if it wants clamp down on tax dodgers
Without eliminating anomalies and freeing tax policymaking from the tentacles of the avoidance industry, Labour is unlikely to make a significant dent in the leakage of tax revenues.
Why we need morality in our politics more than ever
“The more politics looks like a form of management rather than an engine of positive and morally desirable change, the more energy it will lose.”
Rabid Conservative-led NIMBYism is destroying opportunities for locals
The likes of Susan Hall and NIMBY council’s, such as Harrow and Croydon, are what is holding our country back
Private equity is predatory capitalism with a long trail of destruction
There won’t be enough money to contain the tsunami caused by private equity collapse. Yet there is no move to shackle private equity.
The Sad Ignorance of the Planning System has been on full display recently
The level of politics currently rotting the UK planning system is destroying housing supply
Let Thames Water go bust: It’s time to bring water back into public ownership
England’s privatised water companies are an example of vulture capitalism
Labour must talk about the day-to-day lack of control that so many feel
Labour will need to connect with voters’ deep sense of lacking control and demonstrate how a Labour government will allow them to ‘take back control’ of their everyday lives.
Paul Nowak: Conservative attacks on the right to protest threaten free speech, free assembly and open democracy
‘The threat to protest and the undermining of the right to strike raise questions about the UK’s commitment to open democracy’