An absolutely remarkable and moving film produced in the final two weeks of Philip Gould’s life. His book, “When I Die: Lessons from the Death Zone” is published in the UK by Little Brown. Proceeds from the book will go to the National Oesophago-Gastric Cancer Fund and the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity. Click on the links to make a donation.
For years fuel poverty campaigners have been calling on politicians to recognise the affects of cold and damp homes on the health of our most vulnerable households. As early as 2011, a report from the World Health Organisation proved that on average nearly 8,000 people die in the UK every year due to living in cold homes – three to four times the number of people who die on British roads and far worse than really cold countries like Germany […]
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The next London mayoral contest is only a little over a year away. Although between now and then there’s the general election to think about, it’s been quite clear for a while now who will throw their name into the hat to be Labour’s candidate (and some already have): Tessa Jowell, Diane Abbott, David Lammy, Christian Wolmar and Sadiq Khan. But it looks like there could be another name to add to that list. BuzzFeed have reported that Gareth Thomas, MP […]
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Last month we reported how Tory MP David Burrowes had gone out doorknocking in the wrong constituency – and ended up at a Labour MP’s house. Now it’s been discovered that another Tory MP has a little trouble working out who he is supposed to be representing. Voters in Hammersmith recently contacted their MP, Labour’s Andy Slaughter, when they received campaign leaflets from Chelsea & Fulham MP Greg Hands. Slaughter promptly sent a letter to Hands, asking him to investigate the […]
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David Cameron’s desperate attempts to get out of debating Ed Miliband dominate today’s news, as his spin doctor Craig Oliver sends a petulant letter to broadcasters, telling them that the PM will only take part in one debate at the end of March – and only if the leaders of Labour, the Lib Dems, the Green Party, UKIP, the SNP, Plaid Cymru and maybe the DUP are all there too. Oliver’s huffy letter complains that the broadcasters have proved consistently willing […]
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As we covered last night, yesterday’s Ashcroft polling showed Labour doing extremely badly in Scotland. Of the five Labour seats polled north of the border, Ashcroft showed the party losing all but one – Jim Murphy’s seat East Renfrewshire. And the Scottish leader is only ahead by one point. Ashcroft also found Labour losing Kirkcaldy – the seat from which Gordon Brown is stepping down in May – where Labour were 50 points ahead of the SNP in 2010. […]
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