Ideas, enterprise and public service

Turkey's referendum could hand power on a plate to President Erdogan

A win for the government-led “Yes” campaign would destroy checks and balances applied to the parliamentary system The rest of the world is finally waking up to the stark...

How Syrians in Turkey are coping with a polarised political climate

Turkey has become home to the biggest number of refugees in the world. This is a remarkable turnaround for a country that, upon signing the 1951 UN Refugee Convention,...

We need to support SMEs and the self-employed

It has been over 12 weeks since we chose our new leader, deputy leader, candidate for the London mayoral contest and our new shadow cabinet. Now is the...

British business needs leadership

Only a Labour government can provide businesses, small, medium and big, with the support they need to thrive, writes Ibrahim Dogus Britain and its people need prosperous businesses....

It’s time to make sure that Labour represents small business

This month saw the official launch of SME4Labour – the new organisation building links between the Labour Party and small and medium-sized enterprises, micro businesses, start-ups and the...

The left can lead the fight against racism – and help us banish the fear of foreigners that fuelled the rise of UKIP

Britain’s vote to leave the EU has been linked to concerns over immigration. Since the vote to leave we have seen a sharp spike in racist attacks; somehow the success...

Labour must make the case that small businesses are the engines of social justice

To many of us, it surely seems right now that the world is changing in unexpected, and sometimes scary, ways. Work is changing and so is the labour...

Let’s use this campaign to banish the myth Labour is anti-business – and let’s put small firms at the heart of the economy

The Labour Party has historically been a pioneering friend to small business. It is the natural friend to and best partner of small firms. My work is based on...

Why Trump got it wrong on climate change and how clean energy can help us reshape our economy, a PPC writes

At face value, I have little overt connection to environmentalism. I am from a party with a good track record on the environment and great plans for the...

The role of unions today

Last months saw two important anniversaries pass for the Labour party – neither received the attention they might have done. 27 February is an important day for Labour...

Why we have set up SME4Labour

If Labour is to make inroads in the coming years, we must reinforce Labour’s position as the obvious party for those of us who are self-employed, own and run...

Beyond ‘employment boot camps’

There was much debate after the Tory government once again mooted proposals to force young people to attend ‘employment boot camps’, focusing on unemployed youth who depend on...

A democracy without democrats

Prior to this year’s failed coup, Turkey’s most recent coup took place in 1997 and was known as a postmodern or ‘soft’ coup. There was no military presence...

Only Labour can save SMEs

Labour must defend small and medium-sized businesses from hikes in business rates, argues Ibrahim Dogus Small businesses in London are to be further burdened with a new hike in...

Turkey, Iraq and the possibility of ‘regional war’

Iraqi prime minister Haider al-Abadi has said that Turkey’s decision to maintain its troop presence in Iraq could lead to a ‘regional war’. Al-Abadi alluded to military confrontation...

Local democracy is where politics becomes personal

Opportunity, enterprise and optimism

Turning the tide: a new beginning for Britain

Once costs rise, they rarely come down

Sudan’s forgotten war

Makerfield’s message

The three smalls that will decide Britain’s future

Stop the Noise: a national campaign for quieter communities

SME4Labour backs Lucy Powell for deputy leader