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Frontline 40 candidate article Articles

What’s going on in Bristol West?

Bristol West is 105 on the 106 key seat list, seat 39 in the Frontline 40 of seats that will comprise Labour's majority. It has its challenges: First, hills – We have got lots. I can get across the whole constituency in 40 minutes by bicycle, a mere 15 on the way...

Why Battersea will be a Labour gain

Labour has a proud tradition in Battersea. One hundred years ago Labour Battersea gave Britain its first black mayor, John Archer, and its first working-class cabinet member, John Burns. And in the year women got the vote, Battersea Labour party selected Charlotte...

Modern apprenticeships are the answer

The belief that we should give future generations a better shot in life has always been part of British culture, yet long-term youth unemployment across the UK – including here in Crawley – remains stubbornly high. So what’s the Tory-led government doing about it?...

The spectre of the low-wage economy

I have an interest in what you are about to read. Yes I am standing as Labour’s parliamentary candidate for the constituency, but, in addition to this, Burton is my home town. Burton is where I went to school, where I learnt about the local industries, where my family...