4 lessons from the London Mayoral and Assembly elections for Labour’s general election prospects
These are the issues that need to be reckoned with
Columnists
Wera Hobhouse MP: The building blocks for a new industrial revolution are there – but Government complacency is preventing us from using them to build our future.
The government must also realise that the green revolution doesn’t end at electricity
We can’t afford another term of Tory rule if we want an economy that works for all
Unemployment has surged up by 166,000 over the last quarter and now stands at a worrying 1.49 million.
Corporate profiteering is the main source of inflation and people’s never-ending cost-of-living crisis. Here’s why
Corporate profits soar to 30% higher than pre-pandemic levels
First Past the Post helped the Conservatives avoid a much worse set of election results
Unlock Democracy’s analysis of the results shows, in changing the voting system for these elections, the Conservatives avoided a much worse set of PCC results.
Pensioner poverty in the world’s sixth largest economy is a political choice
To avert a major humanitarian and economic crisis, governments need to be bold and commit to aligning the state pension with the living wage
Here’s why rising child poverty is a political choice
A nation’s wealth and greatness is not measured by the number of billionaires but by how well it takes care of its children and weakest members
The Homes for London report is a must read for those who want to tackle the housing crisis
A must read for all those interested in the housing and planning arena.
Dispatches from America, where democracy is on the ballot: The stakes for the 2024 election could not be higher
Nothing about this election makes sense, to either outside observers or those in the states. But it is deadly serious and its implications will be felt far and wide.
The government’s plans for unlimited surveillance on benefit claimants’ bank accounts should worry us all
Millions of individuals, landlords, charities, clubs, voluntary organisations and companies will become subject to 24/7 surveillance.