On the 11th of March, the Conservative Shadow Home Secretary, Chris Philp, posted a graphic on X (formerly known as Twitter) which claims that “48% of London’s social housing is occupied by people who are foreign”, a claim he described as morally wrong. What on the surface seems to be
‘To halve violence against women and girls by a decade’ forms a critical part of the fifth and final mission of this Labour government, coined by the rather austere objective: ‘Take back our streets’. Not only does this depend on a second term to be realised, but it is a
From Monday to Wednesday this week, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage spoke at the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (ARC) Forum. In normal times a gathering of the terminally online modern political right here in London with speakers like Jordan Peterson, Douglas Murray, and Louis Mosley (before you ask, yes, he
With Trump back in the White House, a destructive war raging between Russia and Ukraine, economic stagnation across much of the EU, the cost-of-living crisis pummeling European electorates, and social democrats struggling in the face of a populist far right resurgence, there are reasons to be downbeat about the future
Social housing has a long history of providing affordable and good quality housing. What started as a philanthropic endeavour in the late 18th century, became the jurisdiction of councils in the early 20th century as the link between social housing and improved health outcomes became clear. However, in the 1980s
In the first event of our new Progressives in Parliament series, Progressive Britain hosted a panel discussing the feasibility and potential benefits of introducing digital ID in the House of Commons on Tuesday evening. Our audience heard from Jake Richards MP, Emma Thwaites of the Open Data Institute, Casey Calista
On Monday Progressive Britain hosted the Defence in Review Conference in collaboration with the Freeman Air and Space Institute and Saab to bring together Parliamentarians, Armed Forces practitioners and experts, academics, and industry experts to discuss the defence policy challenges facing the new Labour Government. Whilst Keir Starmer’s changed Labour
As the Conservative leadership contest rumbles on, you might be wondering what the candidates are really like. We’ll be updating this post with peer profiles from their election opponents as we get closer to the announcement. WINNER: Kemi Badenoch – Leader of the Opposition Running against a senior Cabinet Minister
This joint piece is by: Gary Kent has worked for MPs and Peers since 1987. He has focused on Ireland and Iraq for nearly 40 years and has taught MPs and civil servants in Iraq. He is writing a memoir. Paul Richards’ first job in Parliament was in 1991. He
2023 has a been a momentous year for progressive politics in Britain and around the world. Labour stands on the precipice of power, but nothing is certain and with an increasingly volatile economic and security situation across the globe social democrats need convincing answers to new questions at home and
