Comment: Lessons from Labour’s history
Giving people more power has always been a central principle of the Labour party
Good Society
The unprecedented scale of underpayment in social care work
New research suggests that 160,000 care workers are being paid below the minmum wage
Tristram Hunt’s zero-tolerance approach to homophobia makes perfect sense
Why are gay relationships considered more explicit than straight ones?
Private pupils rule the roost – and not just in politics
When politics is so unrepresentative is it any wonder we switch off?
NHS workers are doing the best they can, but their jobs are becoming impossible
Increases in workload as a result of job cuts are having a negative impact on patients’ care
Tories spending £100,000 a month on Facebook
Invoices published by the BBC show the Conservatives investing huge amounts on their social media campaign, perhaps in an effort to win younger voters
Don’t let electoral changes rob you of your chance to vote
Students and young people are falling off the register – we need to encourage them to make their voices heard
Fawning over the wisdom of business executives feels a bit pre-2007
Executives are strongly encouraged to put the interests of their shareholders above those of wider society
280,000 people are at risk of homelessness
Housing benefit cuts and sanctions are blamed for the sharp rise in people asking councils to help keep them off the streets
Generation Rent will be £2.5 billion better off under a Labour government
Today Ed Miliband will pledge a fairer deal for renters as home ownership remains at its lowest level for 30 years