Ed Miliband is speaking at the Google “Big Tent” event this morning, and as we noted earlier this week, he’s picking a bit of a fight with them over their tax affairs. Understandably, most of the press coverage in advance of Miliband’s speech (and presumably afterwards too) is about Google’s tax affairs. That’s in part due to David Cameron’s unwillingness to challenge his adviser, Google Chairman Eric Schmidt, when the two met earlier this week. The Downing Street media team [...]
News
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Equal marriage – How every Labour MP voted at every stage of the bill
With much jubilation, the 3rd reading of the same-sex marriage bill passed the House of Commons last night, carried through on the weight of Labour votes, but how have individual MPs voted on this bill? In the 2nd reading of the equal marriage bill,...
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Ed Miliband’s Google Speech – full text
Speaking at the Google Big Tent event Ed Miliband said (please note, Miliband spoke without notes, but this is the text released by the party): It is great to be here inside the Google Big Tent. My sons Daniel and Sam think I do a very boring job, so...
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Cameron says no more EU-turns – Media roundup: May 22nd, 2013
Subscribers to our morning email get the best of LabourList – including the Media and blog round up – every weekday morning. If you were a subscriber you would have already received this in your inbox. You can sign up here. Cameron says no more EU-turns “After...
- Labour MPs and Equal Marriage – analysis, and some special mentions
- More evidence of that slick Downing Street media operation…
- Watson urges investigation of “supressed” Leveson evidence – Media roundup: May 21st, 2013
Comment
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The chutzpah of Peter Mandelson – and why we need more trade unionists
Lord Mandelson, or Baron Mandelson of Foy, as he should be referred to since he was packed off to the House of Lords by a small cabal, recently accused the Unite union of ‘manipulating selection procedures’ in the Labour Party. He went on to warn...
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Where are the women over 50 on our TV screens?
Most people like to think that we live in a society that is fair and equal but for some it is still not equal at all. When it comes to TV presenters, women disappear when they reach over the age of 50. As part of the work of the Older Women’s Commission,...
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The Loneliness of the Long Distance Leader
That’s it. Enough is enough. I try to be reasonable. But you can only push somebody so far. It’s time to sort this out once and for all. I am fed up with this huge and growing army of sycophants and cheerleaders constantly bigging up Ed Miliband,...
- We do not stigmatise your country, Deputy Prime Minister. It is you and your party we find distasteful
- Is party politics dying out?
- Equal Marriage is the most important thing – but Labour can’t let Equal Civil Partnerships get the “long grass” treatment
Video
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Labour’s GOTV video – “Let’s change this country together”
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Labour’s latest Party Election Broadcast – “Together”
Labour’s new Party Election Broadcast has been released online. It’s built around Ed Miliband’s recent campaign visits on his “soapbox” – and on the importance of giving...
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Ed Miliband’s Local Elections Diary
The Labour Party have released the first in what is expected to be a series of Local Elections Diary videos from Ed Miliband (although it’s not strictly speaking a diary – it’s more of...
- Labour’s latest Party Political Broadcast – ‘Made by the Many’
- Miliband responds to Blair critique
- George Galloway praises the “cohesive, pristine, innocent culture” of North Korea




