“If you can afford it, you pay” is not free at the point of delivery. They’re your words, not mine. And I thought you were straight talking… Source: telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/…

Great piece from my colleague Alison Cole on the launch of our new think tank The Cultural Policy Unit. We are working to support the cultural sector and propose the best ideas to government, building on our previous work which helped inform Labour's Sector Plan and manifesto.

Promise made, promise delivered early! We promised to deliver two million more appointments a year as our first step to bring down waiting lists. We’ve delivered - seven months early! A hell of lot more to do, but the tide is turning. mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…

41% of state schools now have no GCSE drama at all. Creativity has collapsed in eduction over the last decade, despite the last remaining teachers striving to keep arts accessible to all kids, not just lucky kids. This #WorldTheatreDay let’s keep the pressure on to fulfil the

the Chinese Communist Party posting Reagan speeches about the importance of free trade…what a time to be alive

If Gordon Brown was Prime Minister he would already have convened a G20 meeting without the USA. He was mocked for saving the world in the 2008. crisis . But he did. Now we need Keir Starmer to stop any genuflection to this idiocy. And act in Britain and the world’s interest.

We promised 2 million more NHS appointments. We have delivered 3 million. We promised to cut waiting lists. We have cut them by 219,000 - six months in a row! There’s a long road ahead, and there’ll be bumps along the way. But Labour has put the NHS on the road to recovery.

Massively proud of my dear friend Rob Rinder and R Y L A N. Their show democratised and mainstreamed art so impactfully. Pleased to see that it has received the recognition it deserved. They are extraordinary ambassadors for making the inaccessible accessible to all. 💪❤️

Speaks for itself.

Oh boy. The recording of the debate I did with Jonathan Portes against Nadim Zahawi & Matthew Goodwin is up. It got pretty nasty, but we won by a long way, which is nice. Jonathan proving Goodwin was lying about OBR figures was a highlight for me 😅 youtube.com/watch?v=HXbQ_F…

Gutted to hear this. Alan was a kind and supportive friend of mine. In recent years, he did so much to help champion my work and assist in any way he could. A legend in the world of broadcasting, but also a marvellous human being too. bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/st…

On this day in 1929, Margaret Bondfield became the first woman to serve in the British Cabinet. A trade unionist, feminist and real trailblazer... yet largely forgotten and misunderstood. Time to remember her name. #MargaretBondfield #OnThisDay #LabourHistory

Labour is rescuing the NHS faster than anyone predicted. The latest stats show their strategy is creating tangible improvements – and a brutal reality check for the Tories and Reform. 5 undeniable signs of progress:

At Glastonbury yesterday, a band called for “inshallah, from the river to the sea.” The crowd cheered. When I hear that phrase chanted with joy, I feel fear and - whoever you are - so should you. Most people don’t understand what it means. But it’s been used for decades by

First as tragedy, then as farce.

Why is this person wearing a mask!? We know why. This is antisemitism on full display in central London - not acceptable.

Watch Claire Coutinho(Tory MP) completely airbrush the coalition government from history. "We took over the energy brief in 2015 & guess who it was before us, it was actually Ed Davey & Ed Miliband." 🤔

Flashback to 2022 and this outstanding Prediction ON THIS DAY re Liz Truss from Media Guido ...