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 abolish the two child limit in full and with pride’ Next month marks 60 years since Child Poverty Action Group first wrote to a Prime Minister. The PM… Alison Garnham 3rd November, 2025, 4:00 pm Comment ‘Labour must break free from the gambling lobby – and raise taxes’ Earlier this month, the Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said in an interview that “gambling brings joy to millions”… Derek Webb 3rd November, 2025, 7:11 am Comment ‘Racing is a British institution – and it’s at risk of extinction’ SPONSORED Horseracing is more than a day at the races. It’s a major British employer, a driver of… Brant Dunshea 3rd November, 2025, 7:10 am
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