Patterns of political patriarchy in Westminster can be broken by widening access for aspiring female MPs, protecting them from workplace harassment, and promoting a diversity of talented politicians to the…
01 Dec, 2014
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28 Nov, 2014
Scotland and Labour’s existential challenge
It has become a cliché that since Scotland’s indyref the “winners” and “losers” have changed places. Yes campaigners who were in tears on September 19th are today mobilised as never…
21 Nov, 2014
UKIP: Help us fight back
Last night British politics took another turn for the worse. Will you help us fight back? Can you donate £10 (or whatever you can afford) today to strengthen the progressive…
19 Nov, 2014
Keeping On
Black women can often fall between the gaps between feminist groups and the labour movement, but groups such as BARAC and Southall Black Sisters are campaigning and organising on their own terms,…
17 Nov, 2014
Lisa Nandy Interview: ‘Ed Miliband Is A Different Sort Of Politician’
A couple of years ago, on a wet weekday night in Wigan, the local Labour MP Lisa Nandy was traipsing through the streets urging residents to sign her petition to…
14 Nov, 2014
Milnesbridge Red Green Club
On Monday night I had the huge fortune to attend a meeting of the Red Green Club in Milnesbridge – just up the Colne Valley in Huddersfield. The place and…
13 Nov, 2014
Riding the New Wave: Feminism & the Labour Party – Introduction
This year, spurred on by social media and the effects of the recession, a new wave of feminism is gathering strength at an impressive pace. Over 200,000 people have signed the No…
12 Nov, 2014
Event Audio: Reclaim Modernity
Last night we held a packed out event in Parliament with Red Pepper magazine titled Democracy and Collective Action in the Twenty-First Century. To continue the discussion and for those…
12 Nov, 2014
Changing London – What next?
So Labour have set out the timetable for the London Mayoral selection. The formalities kick off on May 18th next year with the ballot closing on July 31st. We should…
09 Nov, 2014
25 years ago today
Twenty-five years ago today, the Berlin Wall was breached and then brick-by-brick, was torn down by citizens who saw no future and no hope in a political system that wasn’t…
06 Nov, 2014
The Open Tribe is already here
A review of Sue Goss' book "The Open Tribe". “What have we lost and gained, as we trade solidarity for a sense of individual freedom?,’ author Sue Goss asks us…
03 Nov, 2014
Five steps to a more effective social security system
This article was first published at NEF If you lost your job tomorrow, fell ill, or needed to take time off work to care for a sick or elderly relative,…