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Like many Labour activists, most of my Saturday mornings are spent out speaking with local residents on their doorstep, listening to what issues matter to them and putting the case for voting Labour. This may well sound daunting, but many of the conversations are genuinely fascinating and the camaraderie amongst the canvassers is enough to…
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Just 40 veterans in Crawley have received Government ID cards to help them access the services they need. In 2019, the Government promised to provide every veteran in the UK with a card designed to provide speedy access to health, housing and charity services, but official figures confirm that of the 1.8 million veterans in…
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The latest figures from the ONS reveal real wages across the UK have fallen by 3.1% in the year running up to December – the biggest drop for 14 years. For those living in Crawley, this means that the average local wage has dropped by £963.73 in the last twelve months. Wages are tumbling, prices…
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A couple of years back, I had the great privilege to speak at the naming of Scott Summers Court in Northgate, within the ward I represent. Scott Summers was a brave local lad, who died aged 23 in Afghanistan, one of many who lost their lives on all sides in that conflict and whose name…
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For over a century, the 8th March has been used to press the cause of women’s rights. Various reasons have been put over the years as to why that precise date was chosen, but the most likely being that it was the day women received the right to vote in the Russian Republic. While it…
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Crawley Labour is calling on Henry Smith, Conservative MP for Crawley, to stand up for our town – and insist that our community shouldn’t pay the price for the economic crisis made in Downing Street. On Wednesday 15th March, funding for vital services will be on the line, with the Conservatives continuing to claim that…
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This week is ‘National Careers Week’, a week dedicated to helping young people think about their future career. It’s too easy to look down on careers advice, with many of us having experienced poor training in the past which amounted to little more than time off from school work, However, it has a vital role…
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A Labour government will change the remit of the Low Pay Commission so that the minimum wage will for the first time reflect the need for working people’s pay to at least cover the cost of living. Under the plan Labour would keep a link to median earnings, so that all workers benefit from growth…
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Tomorrow, Crawley’s four Labour branches (North, South, East, and West) will be meeting to nominate who they want to represent the party at the next General Election. While the actual selection meeting won’t be taking place until the 25th March, these nominations are important, because they help decide who is on the shortlist members get…
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The rate of over-50s on unemployment benefits in Crawley has grown by 40.7% between the start of the pandemic and the beginning of this year. New analysis shows that, nationally, there are now 364,175 over-50s on unemployment benefits and looking for work, marking a huge change in older worker unemployment since before the pandemic. In…
Peter Lamb for Crawley 