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We Know The Power Of Cross-Party Working – But Parliament Needs Much More Of It

We're three MPs from three different parties, and this time last year had never worked together. Now we're backing a new network for MPs to find allies of all persuasions on the issues they care most deeply about
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I Used To Be Against School Uniform Until One Pupil Changed My Mind

Elsa only ever misses one day of school each year, and that is Red Nose Day. It isn’t the £1 you have to donate, it’s because no uniform is worn.
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The Left Will Only Be A Force In England When It Learns To Love The Country

If we push for a space where being English is defined as love of English culture and the land’s institutions and values, rather than place of birth and ancestry, we can explore an England that is open, tolerant and inclusive.
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Integration Makes Society Stronger, More Equal, And More United

Shared common values are inhibitors of division, hate and extremism – a proactive integration strategy in response to rising immigration is not a choice, but a necessity
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I'm A Staunch Environmentalist But I Won't Be Joining Extinction Rebellion

Extinction Rebellion’s aims are laudable, but promoting them by seriously disrupting average people as they try to get on with enjoying their daily lives is unlikely to get many folk on their side.
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Sri Lanka's Social Media Ban In The Wake Of Easter Attacks Could Hide The Truth Of What's Happening

The ban is ostensibly to stop the spread of misinformation but Facebook and social media have created a space for public conversation in a country with a long history of censoring the press
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Why Does Facebook See Disabled People Like Me As 'Disturbing'?

The fiasco over a nude photo of Alton Towers survivor Vicky Balch shows we’re allowed to be the feel-good badge, the TV doc tragedy – but when we get down and dirty, naked and beautiful, proud and unique, there’s always someone, somewhere, screaming ‘DISTURBING’
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I Was One Of The First Extinction Rebellion Protestors To Be Arrested – Here's Why I Have No Regrets

I know lots of people don’t have the privilege of being able to risk arrest, but I’m proud to have participated in this massive expression of civil disobedience
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After Notre Dame, Fixing Our Crumbling Parliament Must Be A Priority

From leaking roofs, ill-fitting windows and faulty guttering to crumbling stonework, exploding steam systems, asbestos, we must not let a good crisis go to waste, as the saying goes
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What Fleabag Can Teach Us About Emotional Resilience

Fleabag wasn’t saved by a romantic partner swooping in and making everything better – she was saved by her own hard work and bravery in allowing herself to be honest, to take care of herself, and to love
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