Helen Goodman was the Labour MP for Bishop Auckland from 2005 to 2019
May 2020
My dad died under lockdown in Barnard Castle. I find Dominic Cummings’ visit repellent
Helen Goodman
Here in County Durham, people feel betrayed and insulted, says the former Labour MP for Bishop Auckland, Helen Goodman
March 2019
The panel
Brexit: what’s the least worst outcome of this week? Our panel responds
Polly Toynbee, Henry Newman, Helen Goodman and John Redwood
MPs must coalesce around some kind of compromise in the coming days, say Polly Toynbee, Henry Newman, Helen Goodman and John Redwood
March 2016
Other lives
Hanne Goodman obituary
Other lives: Teacher who campaigned to combat poverty and for the ordination of women
April 2014
Stolen art cannot be brushed over, so sign the UK up to the Hague convention
Helen Goodman
Helen Goodman: There is no excuse for Sajid Javid not to ratify the rules that ultimately protect people's cultural heritage
February 2013
Head to head
Is the 'bedroom tax' fair?
Helen Goodman and Richard Harrington
Head to head: MPs Helen Goodman and Richard Harrington debate whether people should have their benefits cut if they have a spare bedroom
February 2012
Jeremy Hunt's local TV plan doesn't make sense
Helen Goodman
Helen Goodman: This is a vanity project that does not deserve public money
December 2011
Why the proposed PCC reforms don't go far enough
Helen Goodman
MP Helen Goodman outlines the reasons why the proposed changes to press regulation are inadequate
October 2008
An end to the boxing match
Helen Goodman: Despite the gains made under Labour, politics is still seen by many as a man's game – and the Tories would keep it that way
September 2006
Asking the right questions
Helen Goodman
Helen Goodman: In its policy review this autumn, the Labour party needs to make some imaginative leaps to re-energise its programme.
October 2005
Public manager
Courting systematic failure
I am holding a surgery in an old police station that has been converted into a community centre. First in is a farmer; officials have refused him a hill farming grant this year because he didn't tick the right box.
