All articles by: Cat Smith

Cat Smith – Cat About The House

Published: July 22, 2016
Written by Cat Smith

How does one begin to write a political commentary on the past month? My last column for Tribune was submitted days before the EU Referendum, so it would be an …

Cat About The House – Cat Smith

Published: July 1, 2016
Written by Cat Smith

The Labour Party’s values of equality, social justice and human rights must be championed at home and internationally. We take pride in our record in office and hold the current …

Cat about the House – Cat Smith

Published: May 29, 2016
Written by Cat Smith

The State Opening of Parliament and the Queen’s Speech was a spectacle, as ever. There’s the tradition, and then there are those who try and sabotage tradition.

Cat about the House – Cat Smith

Published: May 1, 2016
Written by Cat Smith

As I approach my first year anniversary serving as Member of Parliament for Lancaster and Fleetwood, I’m taking this opportunity to reflect on the events of the past 12 months.

Cat about the House – Cat Smith

Published: March 5, 2016
Written by Cat Smith

An issue which is filling my mailbag and email inbox has been about is the changes to women’s retirement ages which are coming in.

Cat Smith

Published: November 8, 2015
Written by Cat Smith

Tories seek to reverse our hard-won advances

Cat Smith

Published: October 11, 2015
Written by Cat Smith

It will be tough but a better world really is possible

Cat Smith

Published: September 13, 2015
Written by Cat Smith

Out of step Conservatives want to frack on regardless

Cat Smith

Published: July 25, 2015
Written by Cat Smith

We must oppose these callous Conservative cuts

Cat Smith

Published: July 2, 2015
Written by Cat Smith

In Lancashire, it is likely that the county council will make a decision on the planning applications to frack. At the time of writing, I do not know the outcome, …

Cat Smith

Published: February 9, 2015
Written by Cat Smith

A million voters missing – don’t play into Tory hands

Cat Smith

Published: January 12, 2015
Written by Cat Smith

Focus on May 7 and a vision for a better Britain

Cat Smith

Published: November 30, 2014
Written by Cat Smith

Much process but little peace in justice struggle

Cat Smith

Published: November 1, 2014
Written by Cat Smith

All hard work and low pay in the austerity-hit UK

Cat Smith

Published: October 4, 2014
Written by Cat Smith

It was close, closer than people would have predicted several months ago, but with 55 per cent of the vote Scotland chose to remain in the United Kingdom with more …

Cat Smith

Published: September 7, 2014
Written by Cat Smith

We need more than baby steps towards equal value

Cat Smith

Published: July 11, 2014
Written by Cat Smith

Once again, it falls to Labour to save our NHS