The Menopause Revolution continued apace this week as I joined Community Union on a webinar to discuss how the menopause impacts women in the workplace. Community have been doing some fantastic work to raise awareness of the issues faced by women who are experiencing the menopause and how employers can support them.  Many managers and employers do concede that they do not know enough about … [Read more...]

I started the week with a very busy Monday! I was on PoliticsLive where I was able to congratulate Emma Raducanu for her fantastic achievement in winning the US Open. To be able to cheer on and watch a young British female athlete win a major tennis tournament was incredible. It is even more incredible considering the disruption that has been caused to training and travel because of Coronavirus - … [Read more...]

Carolyn Harris, MP for Swansea East,  has voted against Conservative moves to raise National Insurance by 1.25% for working families and 1.25% for businesses this week, slamming the government for “putting enormous pressure on already stretched family finances”.  The National Insurance tax rise is the biggest rise in taxes on families for over 50 years, and comes right when thousands of families … [Read more...]

Carolyn Harris, MP for Swansea East, has condemned a UK Government decision to cancel the Labour Party’s Opposition Day Debate which would have brought about a vote on plans to cut Universal Credit at the end of the month, following a campaign to keep children in Swansea East fed throughout the summer holidays. Carolyn Harris’ annual summer lunch club supported many hard working families … [Read more...]