Whitehall needs to butt out if we’re going to really change Britain for the better
I wrote recently about how councils have largely coped well with massive cuts from the Tory-led Government, but…
Scottish Labour faces huge challenge as 52% of Scots say they’ll vote SNP
The latest poll on Scottish voting intentions is depressing reading for Scottish Labour – and with the general election…
PMQs Verdict: Where is the £1,600 answer to the £1,600 problem?
Today’s session was about the Chilcot report and the economy. What unites these two disparate issues? There’s an…
Labour criticise Government’s decision to deny grandparents visa for five-year-old’s funeral
Yesterday, it emerged that the grandparents and auntie of Andrea Gada – a five-year-old girl who was killed…
Business leaders judgement clouded by mansion tax and 50p tax rate policies, says Adonis
Andrew Adonis, former transport secretary, has hazarded a guess as to why certain business leaders might be critical…
Tessa Jowell says slap tax on empty homes
Tessa Jowell has launched an attack on London property owners who leave their houses and flats empty in…
Living in the past
One of the cornerstones of British politics – or any other kind of politics – is the idea,…
Chilcot Report will not be published until after election
The Iraq Inquiry’s final report will not be published until after the election, it has been confirmed. It…
The lashing of Raif Badawi highlights our dangerous and foolish relationship with Saudi Arabia
Nothing says more about the blindness of UK foreign policy than our secret ‘special relationship’ with Saudi Arabia.…
Murphy continues Scottish Labour rebuilding with appointment of Better Together Chief
Blair McDougall – the head of the pro-union Better Together campaign – has been appointed by Jim Murphy…
