by Chris Rogers | 25 Aug 2016 | Politics
With ballots in the Labour Party leadership contest going out this week, the accusations have begun of a purge of members to try and influence the outcome of the race – even gaining its own hashtag, #labourpurge2. This is a repeat of last summer when many of the...
by Chris Rogers | 18 Aug 2016 | Economy, Public Sector
We have a national crisis of homelessness that politicians must address. Sky high housing costs, economic uncertainty and insecure tenancies are causing an increase in homelessness across the UK. Last year, almost 30,000 people made homeless applications to local...
by Chris Rogers | 18 Aug 2016 | Education & Children's Services, Employment
In the midst of summer holidays, the Olympics and the Labour Party’s seemingly never-ending leadership contest, there are still civil servants in the depths of Whitehall churning out policy papers. For many departments these will be focusing on what on earth to...
by Chris Rogers | 15 Aug 2016 | Politics
Every so often, politics imitates life. And, according to the newspapers over the weekend – with a certain inevitability – all is not entirely well amongst the new Cabinet. Tensions between Boris Johnson, newly installed as Foreign Secretary, and new...
by Chris Rogers | 12 Aug 2016 | Health, Local Government
Labour’s most experienced healthcare politician has been chosen as mayoral candidate for the area that is leading radical NHS change. Sounds perfect. Or is it? Andy Burnham served as Health Secretary for just under a year, and resumed the shadow brief for...
