Commentary & Podcasts

A falling price cap, given worsened weather and global supply chain shocks, won't be enough to households in need with the respite on bills that they need. With both main parties promising cheaper energy bills, whoever wins in July should be bold on addressing our failing energy bill support schemes and fix the roof while the sun shines.

The government's Tobacco and Vapes Bill is one of the casualties of the snap election call. In this blog, Aveek Bhattacharya reasserts the case for the bill, the politics surrounding its future.

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.