Finally, we have a degree of clarity on what the next stages will likely look like for parliamentary selection here in Vauxhall and beyond. In the next week or so, the Labour Party's National Executive Committee will produce a long list, which will then be distilled down to a shortlist by a three person team … Continue reading Running for office – what I stand for

September, and Britain's ongoing political crisis and the party conference season are now in full swing. So, with fits and starts, is the parliamentary selection contest for Vauxhall - although the situation there, and across the country, remains complex. As with Brexit and the date of any election, there's a lot we still don't know. … Continue reading Standing for Parliament – an update

Just over two weeks ago, I announced on Facebook I was throwing my hat into the ring to be Vauxhall's next Labour Party parliamentary candidate. I've hugely valued my post injury journalism career, and I'm lucky to have been able to pursue it at all. But if I'm honest, ever since the accident I've craved … Continue reading Standing to be the next MP in Vauxhall

Last weekend, I was lucky enough to make it to an opening performance of Morgan Lloyd, Malcolm's phenomenal new play "Emelia" at the Globe on Bankside. The story of Emelia Bassano, Britain's first published female poet, probable muse for Shakespeare, his legendary "dark lady" and unapologetic furious feminist, it is as uncompromising as its decreasingly … Continue reading Stories, history and the fight for the future