I think being a mother helps keep your feet on the ground. There's very little dignity in parenthood. It's a great leveller..

I suspect there are people in all walks of life who need to be dragged into the 21st century in terms of attitudes towards women..

I cherish the creation of public space and services, especially health, housing and the comprehensive education system which dared to give so many of….

I worry that some politicians still think we are living in the 1950s where the man is the main breadwinner and the woman works for pin money. Actuall….

My impression is that most women public service workers have a long fuse. Precisely because they care so deeply about services, more than anyone, the….

The UK has a poor investment record. According to IMF data, we have come seventh out of the top seven industrialised countries since 1999..

Of course, no-one thinks the EU is perfect. In recent years, the pace of social reform has slowed. But staying in offers the chance to rebuild a visi….

A vision of Europe fit for the 21st century and a practical plan to deliver strong rights, decent jobs and livelihoods, with strong unions at its hea….

Washing dishes as a 17-year-old in an Oxford college and seeing the privileged lifestyles of the undergraduates there convinced me that a system that….

RFK was a compelling figure because he was willing to challenge his audiences, and in turn connect with them in a unique way. Kennedy showed that our….

I'd be happy to have regular face-to-face meetings at Downing Street with David Cameron to argue the case for alternative economic policies..

Ordinary people who have lots of good ideas want more than a suggestion box, and they need a union to represent that thinking..

I came from a family where joining a union was the expected thing to do. I've always believed that the relationship between an employer and an indivi….

You just wish sometimes that people would treat you like a human being rather than seeing your gender first and who you are second..

All the evidence shows very clearly that if you are a member of a trade union you are likely to get better pay, more equal pay, better health and saf….

Voting to go on strike is not a decision working people take lightly and is always accompanied by a strong sense of injustice at work. The impact of ….

We too often hear about red tape but what they mean is the vital rights of workers..

As long as the number one worry for people, keeping them up at nights, is whether they're going to have a job in the morning, then they are less like….

There is this sense of David Cameron leading a Government that's badly out of touch with ordinary people's lives. I'd absolutely welcome the opportun….

With real wages still falling for many, people are increasingly being forced to use their credit cards, their dwindling savings, or take out payday o….

Each day more coalition MPs in seats outside the South East come out against George Osborne's regional pay cut plans, and Vince Cable now claims they….