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By Derek Draper This morning, after his shameful appearance on the Today programme, and equally shameful blogpost, LabourList removed Iain Dale's Diary from our blogroll. We said: "10.00 am Ashcroft sock puppet Iain Dale has defended Carol…
By Mark Hanson I've grown a bit frustrated in recent weeks with various attacks on the work being done by all of us at many different levels to improve Labour's web presence. Some of the criticism on Tory blogs or by sniping press…
As reported by Greater Manchester Fabian Society, there are two top events happening over the weekend in Tory free Manchester. Compass The first event is being held by Compass, in one of their Living in the 21st Century forums. Speakers…
By Ann Black The meeting opened with a lively discussion of the National Policy Forum. The next Forum is on 28 February, followed by a review of the current cycle including the new right to submit amendments. Conference 2009 will also…
By Alex Ross When I lived in Leeds, I chucked all my recyclables into a bin and, issues with the local bin men throwing them into the general waste lorry aside, I knew it would go away to be sorted and recycled. Upon moving to Bradford, I…
By Derek Draper Yesterday we noted with interest the front page of the Guardian, which shone the light on the scale of corporate tax avoidance in the UK, and launched the Guardian's new series on tax avoidance. Vince Cable followed up this…
By Ken Livingstone Labour's progress in the polls during the autumn of last year was directly linked to the sense that of the two main parties, Labour was proposing - and carrying out - policies to address the economic crisis, whereas the…
By Keith Vaz Traditional trade union values support the right to work of all workers equally. We should take great care when we try and create a right to work that is dependent on whether or not you have a British passport. Seeking to…
By Will Straw The Labour Party announced last week that it was adopting one of the most successful techniques used by the Obama campaign in the American election. Throughout both the primary and general election, Obama supporters anywhere…
By Richard Lane Over at CentreRight this week Graeme Archer writes, in what Iain Dale describes as "a beautifully written article", why he believes that gay people in the United Kingdom are naturally conservative. The article is focused…
Chris Cowin has won our first "commenter of the week" prize (a bottle of House of Commons champagne) for this insightful metaphor. Well done, Chris! "Gordon Brown can be compared to the driver of a bus which has been travelling a rough and…
By Hazel Blears Millions of people in Britain are worried about the recession and way it will affect them and their families. Many thousands have lost their jobs, and many more face the prospect of redundancy. Everyone understands that the…
