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One of the most important challenges facing governments around the world – to underpin economic growth and innovation, and to protect our resilience and economic security – is how we deliver major projects that provide…
Read more“Have you celebrated the 10th train operator transferring to public ownership?” That was the question asked last weekend by the Department for Transport to rail passengers delivered by a cartoon Raccoon wearing a Great…
Read moreOver the past century, we have quietly redefined the role of the state in housing. Like much of our welfare state, what began as a safety net has increasingly become a system of long-term provision. Since taking on my…
Read moreWhile the prime minister held his first talks with President Trump at the UN General Assembly, there was plenty of tangible progress at home across government departments. Here are the seven most exciting breakthroughs…
Read moreThis wasn’t just a speech. It was years of fighting, doubting myself, and believing anyway, all coming together in one moment. READ MORE: Labour Party Conference 2026: Full LabourList events programme, revealed I talked…
Read moreHis reasons for doing so were to cut what is described as the "privatisation premium" paid for public services by consumers, and to improve their quality. The plight of the stricken Thames Water exemplifies the scale of…
Read moreMore than 1,000 residents of Frome in Somerset had clubbed together with the aim of building homes, workspaces, a riverside park and a lido on a brownfield area in their town centre. But rather than selling the 5-hectare…
Read moreAmid ongoing debate within the PLP about immigration and how to address the Reform threat, Blue Labour has been among the biggest champions of Shabana Mahmood’s reforms. As he prepares to take the reins of the…
Read moreThis threshold does not meet Labour’s 2024 manifesto commitment to “everyone” ( see page five of the manifesto ) The right to a contract that guarantees the hours you normally work is a matter of basic fairness and…
Read more“I feel it’s my moral duty also to use it so that I have personal experience, and I hope it helps me with my work.” Speaking on the fringes of Axel Springer’s WELT AI Summit in Berlin, Czerny called on European…
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