Rowan Ree Articles

Solidarity. It is a fairly fundamental value of the left. It is the idea that we will stand alongside those who are suffering or oppressed. Reaching out the hand of friendship in their time of need. It is something I have heard Jeremy Corbyn talk about a lot. He...

Last time I wrote an article on defence it started 'the first duty of government is to protect its citizens'. This may sound like a statement of the obvious until you consider how low a priority defence has become in British politics. Ipsos MORI’s Issue Index tracks...

Never again can Labour go into an election so distrusted on managing public finances. As leadership candidates discuss rebuilding our economic credibility, another election could have just as big an impact on voters learning to trust us with their money again. Old...

The first duty of government is to protect its citizens. It is hard to believe our current government sees this as its priority when this week it emerged that cuts at the Ministry of Defence could lead to troop numbers falling to just 50,000. This is the lowest level...