Barack Obama, January 21st 2013 -
“Now, more than ever, we must do these things together, as one nation, and one people”
Ed Miliband, October 2nd 2012 -
“One nation: a country for all, with everyone playing their part. A Britain we rebuild together.”
I don’t share the unalloyed delight about Syriza’s victory in Greece, and the sense that there are lessons in this for Labour, that many Labour colleagues do. I’m delighted that the right has lost in Greece – both the conventional equivalent of our Tory Party, New Democracy, and the fascist Golden Dawn. I hope that the economic and social nightmare the Greek people have endured will be brought to an end. The economic medicine the international community demanded Greece swallow […]
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Seventy years on from the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, it is more important than ever to remember the Holocaust. We must mark the anniversaries and milestones in solemn commemoration of the millions who perished. We must celebrate the lives of those who survived. We must honour those who still today share their experiences with the rest of us. And we must educate each coming generation about the realities of the Holocaust, as direct memories fade and our enemies seek to distort […]
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Tomorrow Ed Miliband will announce Labour’s third election pledge – following those on the deficit and immigration – and it’s on the NHS. Miliband will seek to hammer home the promise made at Labour conference (to fund more healthcare staff through the Mansion Tax, hitting tobacco firms and cracking down on tax avoidance) pledging to: “Build an NHS with the time to care: 20,000 more nurses and 8,000 more GPs. Join up services from home to hospital, guaranteeing GP appointments […]
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A few weeks ago it was announced that PLP Chair Dave Watts would be leaving Parliament in May (the selection process for Watts’ seat in St Helens has already begun). This evening Watts has announced that he’ll be stepping down as PLP Chair as soon as his successor is elected. Speaking this evening, the outgoing PLP Chair said: “There can be no bigger privilege than serving the people of St Helens, the town where my family and I live, for […]
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Update: Three more polls out this evening – and all three put Labour behind the Tories by one point. It’s the first time Survation has had the Tories ahead in this Parliament, and the first time ComRes has recorded a Tory lead since 2011. YouGov also have a one point lead for the Tories. SURVATION – CON 31% (+2); LAB 30% (-2); UKIP 23% (+3); LD 7% (-4); SNP 5% (+2); GRE 3% (+1); OTHER 1% (0) COMRES – CON 31% (+2); Labour 30%(-2); […]
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