Not everyone is a mother. But taking a mother-centric approach in the workplace has wider benefits for all carers, for the economy and for wider society. Some of us are…
16 Mar, 2018
15 Mar, 2018
Mothers against Arms
This speech was given at the launch of Mothers for a Progressive Alliance, 18th November 2017. I’d like to share a couple of stories: that of Bibi Mamana, killed by a…
14 Mar, 2018
Motherhood and a new caring politics
In this talk I am going to argue that placing mothering at the centre of political-economic discourse is central to the advance of progressive politics, the dismantling of the hegemony…
13 Mar, 2018
Mothers united against discrimination
I joined the Progressive Alliance for Mothers to confront Islamophobia I arrived in the UK 8 years ago from the USA. I am a practising Christian who met and married…
11 Mar, 2018
Why mothers need a progressive alliance
This blogpost is the first in a week-long series exploring the question of the role of mothers in progressive politics. ___ On Mother’s Day we rightly celebrate the role that…
08 Mar, 2018
What a Good Society for all women would look like
March 8th, International Women’s Day, can never be a full celebration of all womankind while large swathes of women are part of the ‘left behind’ debate. It is these women…
26 Feb, 2018
Monopoly Socialism: why Labour needs to learn to live with complexity
How do progressives not just change society but transform it? As the 40-year reign of neo-liberalism stumbles but doesn’t yet tumble, where does hope come from? There are two schools…
24 Nov, 2017
How do we make a Good London?
Our Good London project sets out a bold vision for a better city. The project brought together citizens from all across London, to discuss, decide and determine the shape of…
16 Nov, 2017
“Against Meritocracy”: why meritocracy won’t save us
The Paradise Papers has exposed the labyrinthine routes through which the wealthy secure trickle-up economics. The super-rich have supersized their wealth by investing 300 billion pounds of UK GDP in…
27 Sep, 2017
Why Labour needs alliances to win
Labour is further from regaining political power than it thinks. The 8th June pattern of electoral support highlights four major weaknesses for the party – the loss of white working…
19 Sep, 2017
A progressive Brexit?
Few issues divide progressives as much as Brexit. Jon Bloomfield's new piece tries to find a way through the challenges and possibilities of a progressive Brexit, and its implications for…
11 Sep, 2017
Cosmopolitans, communitarians and the new faultline
In his new thinkpiece, David Edgar explores the growing polarisation between cosmopolitan and communitarian values and perspectives. Both exist within each of us and within our political culture but increasingly,…