Low pay is a national scandal in the United Kingdom. Years ago, a typical family in poverty would be out of work. But...
Siobhain McDonagh MP Articles
101 Ways to Win an Election
Originally published in 2012, this updated book promises to ‘reveal the insider secrets and skills you need to make...
The national living wage: a smokescreen for cuts?
The vote to leave the European Union a few weeks ago is a great indication that there are millions of people in our...
Not the ‘party of working people’
This Monday’s Conservative party conference celebrates the brand-new ‘party of working people’ according to its...
One step forward, two steps back
Five things you need to know about the 2015 election – and five about 2020[column-group][column] Five...
We need buy to live, not buy to let
There is one issue which surpasses all others in my constituency of Mitcham and Morden. At my weekly advice surgery,...
Engaging the disengaged
Being on the electoral register is a civic duty. In some ways, it’s the nearest thing Britain has to a social...
Weak, weak, weak
In 2009, Sri Lanka’s government herded hundreds of thousands of the minority ethnic Tamil community onto a small bit...
Elected lords, weak government
Put yourself in the position of one of the 150 elected Lords that will emerge in 2015 if the government gets its way....
Labour action on high bills
With fuel bills now taking more of a bite out of the household budget than council tax, it’s hardly surprising that...
Practical help tackling youth unemployment
As David Miliband made clear earlier this week youth unemployment is at ‘crisis point’. Our young people urgently need...
Rolling back the franchise
Individual voter registration could signal a slow devastation of our democracy On election day in 2010, I was knocking...