Here’s what the next Labour government must do to tackle regional inequality
‘For regional inequality to come to an end a Labour Government will need to go further, by for example guaranteeing greater funding to poorer regions’
Opinion
Sarah Olney MP: The government must approach the biodiversity emergency with the urgency it deserves
‘The protection of a biodiverse environment has been plagued by ill-management and the government’s failure to understand the tangible consequences of poor biodiversity’
The mass closures of bank branches is having a devastating impact on communities
‘The closure of bank branches increases commercial decline of villages and town centres’
Diane Abbott MP: The Public Order Bill has no place in a democratic society
‘This is a government that does not tire of lecturing the rest of the world on democracy and human rights, and yet this is Bill creates two classes of citizens.’
Olivia Blake MP: The Financial Services and Markets Bill poses a major threat to decarbonisation efforts
The Financial Services and Markets Bill has presented us with more of the same Conservative agenda – deregulation, and lip service to climate goals.
Privatisation has destroyed the social care sector
‘A crisis is social care has been created by underfunding’.
The UK automotive industry is suffering as a result of Brexit
The UK faces being stuck in the middle of a looming trade battle between the USA and the EU on subsidies for electric vehicle production
Diane Abbott MP: This must be the time for a major change in housing policy
My constituency office which (like other MPs) deals with local people’s concerns, has been inundated with cases of mould in flats and houses, many of them leading to ill-health.
Why the Labour Party is absolutely right to want to remove the charitable status of private schools
Eton received £3.3 million of rental income from its real estate portfolio and £5.8 million from selling commercial property. Charity?
We need a programme of reforms to tackle sleaze in the UK political system
‘People have become accustomed to seeing revelations about government contracts for cronies, honours for sale, minsters violating laws, and legislators enriching themselves by promoting the interests of their paymasters.’