29th March, 2010, 7:05 am Blair’s back – 8 in the morning, March 29th Alex Smith Share this article: By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 * Blair’s back, reports the Mirror — and the former PM will give a speech in Country Durham “to destroy David Cameron’s arrogant claim” that he is his heir. * Labour’s manifesto will include plans to offer football supporters first right to buy their clubs should they be put up for sale. * Alistair Darling, George Osborne an Vince Cable will go head-to-head tonight in a TV debate on the economy. * Labour has increased its lead over the SNP and Tories in Scotland since the budget, the Times reports. * Chris Bryant, Labour’s minister for Europe, and hist partner Jared Cranney became the first couple to go into a civil partnership at Parliament over the weekend. * Hundreds of hunt supporters are under orders to ride into action in key marginal seats, in the knowledge that David Cameron will allow a return to hunting with dogs if he gets to Downing Street. * Economic recovery is my priority, says Gordon Brown as David Cameron focuses on the message of “change”. * #PeoplePosters: Take part in Labour’s initiative to design the party’s next campaign poster. 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 Comment ‘The Green’s housing policy should be a wake-up call for Labour’ This week Zack Polanski’s Green Party launched its local election campaign, with its sights set on Labour’s flagship… Josh Nicholson 11th April, 2026, 11:00 am Interview ‘The route to change’: Anas Sarwar speaks to LabourList as Scottish Labour unveils campaign battle bus 🔴 A message for the Scottish Labour membership, book recommendation 📚️ & the greatest game of football ever??… Daniel Green 10th April, 2026, 1:23 pm Interview ‘We need to fix potholes and Holyrood’: an interview with Daniel Johnson MSP In four weeks time, the Scottish electorate will have a very important choice to make. Scottish Labour are… James Tibbitts 10th April, 2026, 6:00 am
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