4th June 2020 Inequality is killing our black communities – and it is time for change Florence Eshalomi Shadow Minister for Democracy Public Health England’s latest report makes for grim reading. If you are black, Asian or minority ethnic, you are more likely to die from coronavirus. It is the most tragic proof of the deeply entrenched inequality and discrimination in our society.
3rd June 2020 The extraordinary kindness of volunteers shows the power we can unlock in communities Rachael Maskell This Volunteers Week 2020 should form the basis of a new relationship, as we start to determine the future, and should provide clear vision to the path ahead.
2nd June 2020 We must tackle the hidden grief crisis with a roadmap to dignity in bereavement Seema Malhotra Labour & Co-op MP for Feltham & Heston, and Shadow Minister for Skills. As talk begins of a ‘return to normal’, it’s important that we recognise that for those who have lost loved ones, there is no going back. The Government needs to provide a way forward for those left behind – and to do this, a roadmap to dignity in bereavement is essential.
1st June 2020 We need to close the digital divide that Coronavirus has exposed Dan Jarvis Former Metro Mayor for South Yorkshire and MP for Barnsley Central A million children across the UK are having their future chances hurt because they lack access to technology: to build a fairer future post-Coronavirus, we need to end digital deprivation.
28th May 2020 As shops re-open, better protection against violence towards retail workers is needed Alex Norris Shadow Minister for Policing and Labour & Co-op MP for Nottingham North With the lockdown easing and shops given the green light to re-open, retail workers across the country will return to work. Now more than ever, greater protection against violence towards them is required.
28th May 2020 Four steps to listing the places that make your community special James Butler Regional Organiser (East Midlands, West Midlands and South West)
19th May 2020 Virtual meetings have helped our members to keep co-operating — with promising results James Butler Regional Organiser (East Midlands, West Midlands and South West) A growing number of branches across the country are holding remote meetings during lockdown, sparking more ideas, more diversity and more participation.
15th May 2020 The Welsh Government is leading the way on tax justice Alun Davies Member of the Welsh Parliament