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‘Arts for young people is key to hope’

The national youth strategy has dire numbers of 1000 youth centres being closed and almost 4500 youth workers who have lost their jobs. At the same time we have seen arts and culture funding has not only eroded but wiped…

Delivering in Government: your weekly round up of good news Labour stories

Here are the seven most exciting breakthroughs and announcements this week that you can use, whether you’re on the doorstep, sparring on social media, or debating in the pub. 1. Fining freeholders for ignoring unsafe…

‘It’s time to end the university-first approach to opportunity’

If you haven’t grown up around it, and nobody at school or college has shown you the options, it is remarkably easy to assume that the world isn’t for you. That experience is why I am supporting More than numbers, the…

‘The government must reform vehicle taxation in the next budget – or risk losing out on more than £60 billion’

In this new phase of rapid electrification, the vehicle tax system is no longer fit for purpose. The current system has two key problems. First, the system will soon begin to haemorrhage money, putting funding for vital…

EU summit runs out of gas

The war in Ukraine looms large over the summit. Earlier this week, President Trump alarmed European leaders and horrified Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy by announcing a deal to release Russian diesel onto the…

Merz bei den jungen Wilden: Der nächste Showdown?

Die vielleicht nicht jungen, aber jüngeren Mitglieder um Johannes Winkel wollen endlich Reformen. Ob der Parteichef die Basis befrieden kann, ordnet Rasmus Buchsteiner von Bonn aus ein. Im 200-Sekunden-Interview…

Are the Brexit wars back?

It’s all feeling a little Ground Hog day in Westminster after Andy Burnham reopened the Europe question at Labour Party conference. Hosts Sascha O’Sullivan and Pat Baker find out how the row over Europe will play out in…

Marine Le Pen’s EU dream is a nightmare for Brussels

Most have been razed to the ground. Some have been occupied by disgruntled former EU staff, who are refusing to leave and have set up a working group to discuss a future roadmap that will feed into a discussion on how to…

In Europe, the Trump shock factor is wearing off

Starmer’s successor, Andy Burnham, is positioning himself as someone who can “lay the ground” for a reconciliation, he explained to the House of Commons Wednesday. Nonetheless, the calmer reaction to Trump’s maneuvers…

Britain’s Lib Dems are having a mini-meltdown. Here’s what’s going on.

An absolute majority — 36 MPs — would then have to vote no confidence in Davey for a leadership election to be triggered. Davey could stand in that leadership election if he could secure nominations from 10% of Lib Dem…