15th March, 2010, 8:06 am Gordon Brown steps in to try to stop BA staff strike – 8 in the morning, March 15th Alex Smith Share this article: By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 * Gordon Brown has intervened personally in the British Airways industrial dispute in an attempt to avert a walkout by 12,000 cabin crew next weekend. * Every rape victim should have a specialist adviser to support them after an attack, a major review in England and Wales has recommended. * The funeral of Michael Foot will be held today in North London. * Alastair Campbell is playing the role of David Cameron in the TV debate rehearsals, reports the Times. * Gordon Brown is set to stay on as Labour Party leader whether the party wins or loses the election, according to the Times. * The obsession with swing voters is strangling politics, writes Jackie Ashley – we need a more proportional voting system to end it. * Last night’s ITV “Cameron informercial” was TV hell, writes Simon Hoggart. * Radical political magazines are under threat, according to the Guardian. 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 ‘Labour must confront the crisis of first past the post before it’s too late’ Fourteen years of austerity, infighting and scandal. The UK worse off on every conceivable measure, from our international… Jo Platt MP & Sean Woodcock MP 12th February, 2026, 2:35 pm News Unite to debate affiliation with Labour Party at conference next year Unite will consider its current affiliation with the Labour Party at a conference next year, Sharon Graham has… Daniel Green 12th February, 2026, 2:04 pm News Miliband tops LabourList Cabinet league table, with gender divide in PM approval Ed Miliband is once again the most favoured member of the Labour Cabinet among party members, exclusive polling… Daniel Green 12th February, 2026, 2:00 pm
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