Support for Robin Hood tax growing, says Brown – 8 in the morning, February 11th
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 Oops! Barack Obama does not support the financial transactions tax, and although it…
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Power 2010: Why fixed term parliaments are crucial for our democracy
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 It’s the evening of February 10th, and we’re in the middle of an…
A society of equals: an egalitarian agenda for Labour
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 Yesterday, the Open Left project at Demos, led by James Purnell, published its…
Labour AMs will vote against Johnson’s police cuts budget
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 The London Assembly will vote on Boris Johnson’s final draft of his £14…
MPs vote in favour of referenum on AV – 8 in the morning, February 10th
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 * MPs last night voted 365 to 187 in favour of a referendum…
The Robin Hood Tax: An opportunity for the world?
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 A new coalition of charities, trades unions and aid agencies have called on…
RIP slick Tory PR: another Tory poster backfires
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 The last Tory poster-bomb, of a heavily airbrushed David Cameron, backfired dramatically –…
Swedish schools inspector says Swedish model favoured by Tories has not worked
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 The Conservatives like the Swedish schools model so much, they’ve copied it and…
Vote NHS: Labour’s health guarantees
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 At a press conference at Labour head office this morning, Andy Burnham launched…
MPs ready to vote on AV referendum – 8 in the morning, February 9th
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 * As many as 40 Labour MPs will rebel on the AV vote…
