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 News Labour aims to recover nature with Natural England Strategy Labour is aiming to spark nature recovery across Britain with its fresh Natural England strategy that takes a… James Moules 6th November, 2025, 3:30 pm Comment ‘Refreshing Help to Save is a low-cost way to help millions build financial resilience’ The statistics on the pressures facing households across Britain are clear. Inflation in October almost hit 4%, double… Vikki Brownridge 6th November, 2025, 6:00 am Comment ‘The Warm Homes Plan must not leave rural communities out in the cold’ In my constituency of South Norfolk over 20% of households are off the gas grid and heated by… Ben Goldsborough 6th November, 2025, 6:00 am
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