There is nothing compassionate about Britain’s Dickensian tolerance of begging
I was called “heartless” for urging police to refer beggars to support services. But funding drug habits to salve a liberal conscience is the truly cruel…
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The hidden crisis in the National Health Service
Hospitals are no longer safe places for their staff, warns Simon Danczuk.
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It’s patronising to say the shadow cabinet needs different accents – we need different ideas
The Labour MP Simon Danczuk, who himself has a northern accent, finds leadership candidate Andy Burnham's call for more…
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I’m backing Liz Kendall for one reason – because she can beat the Conservatives
So I’m backing Liz for leader because I think she is brave and because I think she is right.…
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Child abuse at Westminister: We haven’t even begun to awaken from the nightmare
Some politicians are finally beginning to realise that they can't bury these scandals under the carpet. But real action…
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Some politicians are finally beginning to realise that they can't bury these scandals under the carpet. But real action…
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Politicians ought to have a pint with their opponents more often
Politics without blind tribal dogma? I’ll drink to that.
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Local government and Ofsted must do more to tackle child abuse
Child abuse is a cancer in our society and one that we can no longer treat with light touch regulation.
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Child sex abuse victims are starting to feel empowered – this is bad news for the establishment
The Labour MP who has been working on uncovering alleged historic child sex abuse crimes in Westminster writes about…
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