16th March, 2010, 8:19 am Cabinet contenders: departmental debates confirmed – 8 in the morning, March 16th Alex Smith Share this article: By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 * Peter Mandelson will debate Ken Clarke on business, and other cabinet ministers will also discuss policy on live TV debates with Andrew Neil in the weeks before the election. * The number of ministers should be cut by a third, reports parliament’s public administration committee. * The European Commission has warned that the UK is not on course to cut its deficit in line with EU rules by a deadline of 2015. * Last minute talks between Unite and BA are unlikely to have led to the strike being called off. * Ladbroke’s outgoing boss has tipped Labour to have most seats in parliament after the general election. * “Politician, scholar, football fan, reader, writer, storyteller, husband, stepfather and loyal friend”: Michael foot is laid to rest in London. * Liberal Conspiracy says the “splintering of Stoke’s working class eventually found expression in its politics” and reports on Labour’s collapse there. * The Guardian asks: Why isn’t every company like John Lewis? 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 ‘Time to protect renters against hikes when their landlord receives a grant’ Mould and damp spreading like a rash across the walls, freezing conditions, energy bills going through the roof.… Bell Ribeiro-Addy 27th July, 2025, 6:00 am Comment ‘It’s time for Labour to champion maternal mental health in NHS reforms’ The NHS’s maternity failings have been back in the news this week. While the headlines rightly focus on… Laura Kyrke-Smith 27th July, 2025, 6:00 am Comment ‘Winning like Mamdani: why Labour must get obsessive about the cost of living’ Zohran Mamdani’s surprise success in the New York City Democratic Mayoral primary can be attributed to a number… Dominic Weston 26th July, 2025, 6:00 am
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