Labour’s Policy Review

It’s now crunch time for Labour’s Policy Review as the General Election draws ever closer.

Over the next few weeks we’ll be taking a closer look at a few of Labour’s policy areas. You can read more about each area on Labour’s YourBritain website. We’ll be updating the list below with new articles as they come in.

Work and business

• Taking apprenticeship seriously – Alison Fuller & Lorna Unwin
• Careers guidance for the future – Tessa Stone
• A targeted industrial strategy – Lee Hopley
• The low pay crisis – Richard Dunstan
• Give agency workers a break – Anya Pearson
• My life below the minimum wage – Sarah Cosford
• Healthy competition – David Walker
• Fixing universal credit – Lindsay Judge
• Radical action on top pay – Luke Hildyard
• Legal aid on the line – Julie Bishop
• Delivering on the Post Office’s potential – Annabel Barnett

Living standards and sustainability

• Sustainability: The green economy – Philip Pearson
• Sustainability: Local transport – not the poor relation – James MacColl
• Sustainability: How to improve local bus services – Bridget Philipson
• Sustainability: Will animals hold the keys to Downing Street? – Ian Cawsey

Education and children

• Improving teacher quality – Andrew Old
• Helping troubled students through social pedagogy – Chris Kyriacou
• Nothing ventured, nothing gained – Rosie Clayton
• Tuition fees are a failed experiment – Toni Pearce

Health and care

If you have idea for an article to submit, please send a brief 200-word precis to Anya Pearson

We’ll be hosting four members-policy groups at the Fabian Society offices at 61 Petty France, London, SW1H 9EU.

• 6th May 2014 – Work and Business
• 8th May 2014 – Education and children
• 13th May 2014 – Living standards and sustainability
• 15th May 2014 – Health and care

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