Commentary & Podcasts

In this blog, SMF Deputy Research Director makes the case for adding a 7th pledge on Labour's pledge card. He's making the case for tripling the number of social houses built, funded by taxing long term empty properties, house-flipping and overseas owners.

In this blog, Jake Richards, Labour PPC for Rother Valley, lays out the role technology can play in changing the way we police, and rebuild trust between the force and the public.

In this blog, Kirsty McNeill, Labour PPC for Midlothian, makes the case for more investment in social clubs to strengthen local communities and solve our connection crisis.

Sustained real-terms losses to earnings and heightened exposure to harm while on duty prompt questions about the adequacy of police officers’ salaries. This blog, sponsored by the Police Federation, examines UK police pay and discusses the ‘P-Factor’, a pay policy that renumerates officers for risks and restrictions inherent to the profession.

In this blog, Labour PPC Chris Curtis sets out his vision for a new generation of New Towns to address the UK's housing crisis - bringing multiple advantages with them and learning from past mistakes.

Food is essential for all of our lives, but the cost of living crisis and supply chain shocks since the war in Ukraine have shown the need to take food seriously as a political issue. Andrew Parkes, the Labour & Co-operative Parliamentary Candidate for Peterborough, makes the case that it’s time for a new food plan to ensure food security and help drive growth.