Jack Straw cleared after lobbying sting
Former Cabinet minister Jack Straw has been cleared by the Parliament Standards Commissioner for his conduct in a…
Why Labour’s modernisers should back Corbyn’s resistance to Heathrow expansion
It’s now clear that Labour will oppose Heathrow expansion. Not only did Jeremy Corbyn say during the…
The Tory press are playing games again. We must not let it distract us
Over the last few days I have had another painful insight into the lengths that some papers in…
The fault line on Europe must indeed be with the Tories, not with British membership
In all of the media coverage since Jeremy Corbyn’s election as Labour leader, the Tory Eurosceptic press have…
This is shaping up to be a radically different Scottish Conference
Scottish Labour will meet at conference in Perth at the end of October on the back of a huge…
Neale Coleman announced as Labour’s Director of Policy and Rebuttal
Update: Kevin Slocombe has been appointed as the press spokesperson for Jeremy Corbyn. Slocombe has worked as head of…
Circuses and skillsets
I offer you this extended metaphor: There was once an incredibly famous trapeze artist. Let’s call him “The…
Jeremy Corbyn says Labour won’t campaign to leave the EU
Jeremy Corbyn has said Labour will not campaign to leave the European Union. Labour’s new leader told the…
Appointing a new Shadow Cabinet: How did Jeremy Corbyn do?
One job – appointing a new Shadow Cabinet – was actually four very delicate tasks. Jeremy Corbyn had…
Labour’s Shadow Welfare Secretary calls for party to review position on benefits cap
Owen Smith, Shadow Welfare Secretary, has called for a debate within the Labour party over benefits cap. The…
