What I learned about poverty while working in Blackpool All of us will have to foot the bill for allowing people to fester in forgotten parts of the country. Aug 1, 2016 Theresa May Jeremy Corbyn Minimum Wage Unemployment
Grammar schools are back on the agenda – and that's bad news for poorer kids This idea of the golden age of social mobility is one of the most enduring educational myths. Jul 25, 2016
Nuclear weapons are an archaic idea of a 'deterrent' 'Security' appears synonymous with a willingness to kill millions at the press of a button Jul 18, 2016 Jeremy Corbyn Theresa May
Jeremy Corbyn's Labour is a tribute act to socialism - trade unions back a nostalgic leader Performative leftism has trumped any desire to improve the life chances of Britain's new working class. Jul 11, 2016 Jeremy Corbyn
Tony Blair will be damned by history over the Iraq war - but his choice was between two evils Tony Blair never had the option of keeping its hands clean over Iraq Jul 6, 2016 Iraq
Jeremy Corbyn's Labour is trapped in a time warp – and it is heading towards electoral oblivion It is time to face facts – the Corbyn project is not working Jun 27, 2016 Jeremy Corbyn
Brexit: New Labour should have listened to 'racist' immigration concerns years ago As years passed and migration soared, those who spoke up were dismissed. Jun 24, 2016 EU Referendum Brexit Marine Le Pen
Brexit would hand more power to corporations and remove rights from low-paid workers British workers would no longer benefit from workplace protections enshrined by the EU. Jun 21, 2016 EU Referendum Brexit Nigel Farage
Labour must get the Remain message out – before it's too late The result of the referendum will hinge on how Labour supporters vote – but at the moment it's Tory vs Tory. Jun 8, 2016 Nigel Farage EU Referendum Brexit
What working undercover in a factory taught me about EU migration The British working class is slowly being replaced by a foreign-born politically-disenfranchised labour force. May 25, 2016 EU Referendum
Beware those critics that prefer Putin's propaganda to the BBC Britain's left should be defending the BBC, not attacking its journalists. May 9, 2016 BAFTAs
Sadiq Khan as Mayor of London shows the way forward for Labour This is a great testament to the capital – anti-Muslim bigotry is, in London at least, a minority fixation. May 7, 2016 Jeremy Corbyn
The left must confront its ugly anti-Semitism problem There is a discernible barrier between the right and its lunatic fringes – but this doesn't exist in Labour. Apr 27, 2016
Inheriting a large sum of money doesn't make you a high achiever Why not save money on tax avoidance, spend it on education and fill parliament with non-wealthy high achievers? Apr 12, 2016 Panama Papers
The West is not responsible for jihadist violence – Islamist ideology is If US imperialism is root of terrorism, where are the South American suicide bombers? Mar 29, 2016 Isis
Barack Obama in Cuba: Castro clan's totalitarian grip is about to be prised open Those who extol the virtues of Cuban communism should try living there. Mar 21, 2016 Barack Obama
Budget 2016: Why is Government turning schools into academies with no evidence they work? According to a 2014 study, low performing primaries which converted to academies improved at a slower rate. Mar 16, 2016 Budget 2016 George Osborne
Clean for the Queen has a better ring to it than 'Scrub the streets, peasant' Cuts left councils struggling and gave us a homeless crisis - but we should scrub up for UK's most privileged family? Feb 29, 2016 David Cameron
Corbyn opposing Cameron's emergency brake on EU benefits is political suicide for Labour There are important things to fight for in Europe but Working Tax Credits for migrants is not one of them. Feb 15, 2016 Jeremy Corbyn EU Referendum Brexit David Cameron
Corbyn needs to toughen up on national security or Labour will never win an election Britons are patriotic and see defence as a top priority for the protection of our country. Feb 1, 2016 Jeremy Corbyn Ed Miliband General Election 2015