News & Insight

16 July 2019

MICHELLE STANISTREET: Press freedom is under attack around the world. The next Labour government should back a new UN convention on the protection of journalists and media professionals.

15 July 2019

ALISTAIR MCINTOSH: The Tories say they want to see more beautiful homes. They should be focusing instead on the needs of the people living in them.

12 July 2019

JESSICA TOALE: Next week, the UK presents its progress towards the United Nations sustainable development goals. It will highlight our government’s failure to properly commit to equality and sustainability.

5 July 2019

JOE DEVANNY: Labour marked this year’s Armed Forces Day by pledging that a Labour government would improve pay and conditions for the UK armed forces. Labour should build on this platform to prepare a wider programme of national security reform.

5 July 2019

BEN COOPER: With public libraries closing, more must be done to make books available at school.

4 July 2019

AMY HORTON: Labour’s plans for a National Care Service will require not just a reversal of austerity, but also the unwinding of decades of financialisation.