The triumph of the pink bus
“Labour women will have the last laugh,” Harriet Harman declares as we ride the pink bus from Bedford…
Sally Gimson
We need to offer more than just a slightly kinder state
Ed Miliband’s speech on the deficit confirmed what we all knew. Labour will not sweep aside austerity. We…
Where are the centre-left governments that Labour can learn from?
France’s president Francois Hollande was in Britain at the end of this week and it was noticeable how…
Renationalising the railways is a “One Nation” idea
On Friday, the Tory-led Government published the three preferred bidders for the East Coast line and dashed hopes…
A question for Tristram – What role should local authorities play in education?
Perhaps the most difficult question for any Shadow Education Secretary to answer is about the role of local…
How the Daily Mail humanised Ed Miliband
The Daily Mail has managed to humanise Ed Miliband in a way the Labour Party has failed to…
Big Society: The women stay at home and do flower arranging
By Sally Gimson The “big society” idea is going to fail. It might be possible to build up…
Our shadow cabinet needs to be more representative of our country as a whole
By Sally Gimson I keep wondering whether it is possible for the Conservatives to push through the cuts…
Labour must dare to be distinctive
By Sally Gimson Where is the big vision for the Labour Party? Perhaps it is too early to…
Replacing schools of the future with ‘free schools’ – where’s the fairness in that?
By Sally Gimson I do not know why more parents are not making a fuss about the new…
