As Carillion, Capita, Virgin Trains and others hit the buffers Bryn Jones makes the case for ‘re-sourcing’ public sector outsourcing The collapse of the PFI-peddling…
Anita Nayyer on why the British Muslim debate about women in mosques is relevant to everyone Picture this mosque: Men and women flow in and out…
Theresa May’s government ended 2017 with three Cabinet resignations (Priti Patel, Michael Fallon and Damian Green) and a parliamentary defeat. It is a government mired in Brexit negotiations…
Democratic socialism puts people in charge. The democracy review Jeremy Corbyn has launched gives our party the opportunity to see our principles in action by transforming…
Transnational Companies can be compared to a tree: they have extensive branches everywhere, but their roots are firmly based at National HQ. One of the contemporary clichés in the current discussion…
Trevor Fisher reflects on the Labour Co-ordinating Committee and possible successors The 2015 election marked the death knell of the old Right of the Labour…
Muddasser Ahmed asks whether the young leader is ushering in a Saudi Arab Spring “This is the Saudi Arab Spring” said a well-connected Riyadh socialite to me last December in a private…
The Shadow Chancellor, John McDonnell, is convening a series of public events to broaden the debate around economics in Britain. A range of experts will…
Cat Smith welcomes the 30th October Westminster Hall discussion on proportional representation and calls for real change by government. The debate was delayed by the June general election and…
While 76% of Labour voters support PR Alena Ivanova asks whether members are willing to back a progressive Labour-led coalition. Talking to a comrade recently…
On the 100th anniversary of female (limited) suffrage Mary Southcott surveys the advances and limits of democracy in Britain Two words we should love and cherish, though they are rather…
