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Epping: The Fight Against Hatred and Division

The protests seen at the Bell Hotel in Epping this past summer weren't a flash in the pan - they were an orchestrated attempt to divide a community, writes Epping Resident Kevin Hind.

Kevin Hind

December 15, 2025

The Case for a Northern First-Home Mortgage Guarantee Plan

Economic outcomes are perhaps the most real problem of the North-South divide, and one way to solve this would be a 25% Northern First-Home Mortgage Guarantee, writes Jack Warwick-Davies.

Jack Warwick-Davies

December 12, 2025

Use Planning Law To Address the Housing Crisis

Britain's housing crisis requires a radical approach to be solved - and Labour's current planning reforms won't cut it, writes former Swindon Borough Council Leader Tony Mayer.

Tony Mayer

December 10, 2025

Togliatti’s New Party: Lessons From Postwar Italian Communism

We may live in a different world, but there are lessons we can take from the successful leftist movements that came before us, writes David Fisher.

David Fisher

December 3, 2025

The Planning Bill: Time To Turn Back

The Planning and Infrastructure Bill is set to be passed into law. But it is flawed and communities will rebel against its effects if it isn't substantively altered, argues Victor Anderson.

Victor Anderson

November 28, 2025

Moral Courage and the Two-Child Benefit Limit

For too long this Government haven't made the popular case for their policies because they believe them to be morally right. The two-child benefit limit is a chance to change this, writes Hannah Rich.

Hannah Rich

November 25, 2025

Why We Need A Charter for Community Rights

Too long have our rights to control, explore and flourish in our places been curbed. A Charter of Community Rights would be the first step to putting communities back in the hands of their people, writes Chris Hinchliff MP.

Chris Hinchliff MP

November 24, 2025

Rebuilding Trust: Restoring the Principle of Policing by Consent

It's clear public trust in the police is eroding. In this post, former officer Steve Hutchinson presents a case for policing reform to help the state and the people it serves.

Steve Hutchinson

December 8, 2025

Facing Our Hidden Wounds: Why Labour Must Lead a National Trauma-Responsive Mission

Trauma is an under-accounted for issue in health and societal outcomes in Britain. In this, Rob Balfour argues for Labour to instate a systemic response to national trauma.

Rob Balfour

December 6, 2025

A Good Budget

The Chancellor has suggested every possible method to raise revenue in November's Budget. Here, economist Michael Jacobs suggests what the most worthwhile strategy would actually be.

Michael Jacobs

November 18, 2025

Why Labour Needs To Offer An Alternative Vision For Social Media

The world's biggest social media platforms are increasingly becoming havens for the far-right. Labour needs to act to challenge this.

Ilias Akhmedov

December 1, 2025

Why Rachel Reeves Should Implement a Land Value Tax – A Wealth Tax That’ll Actually Work

With the Budget looming, the Chancellor is searching for all levers to raise revenue. This may be her best avenue.

Cllr Cai Parry

November 14, 2025

The Real Lessons from Zohran Mamdani

Following Zohran Mamdani’s victory in New York City some have celebrated it as vindication for their ideological preferences, whilst others have dismissed drawing any lessons from it entirely. Both are misguided – the right lessons need to be drawn.

Josh Westerling

November 10, 2025