2nd April, 2010, 7:45 am Labour is “the good samaritan” – 8 in the morning, April 2nd Alex Smith Share this article: By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 * In an interview with Faith magazine, Gordon Brown has said Labour is like a good samaritan, which will “not pass by on the other side”. * Network Rail has been granted an injunction preventing next week’s planned rail strike. * In spite of a Commons setback, Jack Straw will fight on for libel reform to cut the size of “no win fees”. * The Electoral Commision is looking into allegations that the Tories failed to comply with the rules over opinion polls published by Lord Ashcroft. * The number of local council staff on six-figure pay packages has risen 14% in the last year last year, reports the Guardian. * David Miliband announced yesterday the creation of the world’s largest marine nature reserve around the Chagos Islands. * Liam Byrne blogs on the Tory economic credibility gap. * New polling shows Labour are now 9% behind the Tories going into the Easter weekend. 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 Letters to the Editor Letters to the Editor – week ending 2nd November 2025 Read what people have been writing to our editor about this week. Find out how to share your… LabourList Staff 2nd November, 2025, 4:00 pm Comment ‘To fix Britain’s broken property taxes – Labour must back a Land Value Tax’ This month’s Budget will test the government’s claims to economic fairness. After years of stagnation, the UK desperately… Murad Qureshi 2nd November, 2025, 11:00 am Comment ‘A Labour blueprint for inclusive growth’ The world is changing faster than ever before. And if we are to meet the challenge and deliver… Stephen Cowan 1st November, 2025, 1:47 pm
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