12th October, 2009, 3:28 pm Primed for Change: live updates Alex Smith Share this article: new TWTR.Widget({ profile: true, id: ‘twtr-profile-widget’, loop: false, width: 250, height: 300, theme: { shell: { background: ‘#3082af’, color: ‘#ffffff’ }, tweets: { background: ‘#ffffff’, color: ‘#444444’, links: ‘#1985b5’ } } }).render().setProfile(‘LabourList’).start(); Alex Smith Alex is the founder and CEO of The Cares Family. He was editor and first director of LabourList in 2009-2010, during which time he established the site as the number one Labour blog, and later an aide to Ed Miliband. @alexsmith1982 View all articles by Alex Smith Subscribe to our daily email More from LabourList News Almost half of Labour members oppose plans to restrict jury trials, poll finds Almost half of Labour members oppose the government’s plans to restrict jury trials to the most serious offences,… Daniel Green 25th February, 2026, 6:00 am Comment ‘How Labour can finally fix Britain’s 5G problem’ In the top left corner of most smartphone screens are four tiny vertical bars with a huge impact.… Dave Robertson MP 25th February, 2026, 6:00 am Comment ‘The University of the Air – celebrating 60 years of Harold Wilson and Jennie Lee’s vision’ Today marks 60 years since the publication of ‘The University of the Air’ White Paper, a milestone in… David Phoenix 25th February, 2026, 6:00 am
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