The Mail on Sunday and the wholly unsubstantiated smears
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 Yesterday, the Mail on Sunday ran a story that set out to trash…
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Government to nationalise east coast railway
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 On Saturday, Labour MP Tom Harris wrote “let’s leave the railways where they…
A welcome first step – but now it’s time to drop ID cards altogether
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 In a welcome move, Alan Johnson signalled today that compulsory ID cards within…
Manchester Lib Dems falling apart at the seams
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 Paul Moss, the Liberal Democrat PPC for Denton and Reddish in Greater Manchester,…
The Jessica Asato interview
Jessica Asato is Acting Director of Progress. She met Alex Smith on Sunday, 28th June, 2009. The honorary…
To the disillusioned: we can’t compromise on the need for a Labour government
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 In a spitting article in the Observer last weekend, Gary Younge said he’s…
Ed Balls on the Andrew Marr show
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 Ed Balls has just given a commanding performance on the Andrew Marr show,…
Tories plan binding cross departmental cuts meeting – but we have to move on from our current line
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 The Tories are already planning meetings to bind governmental departments to wholesale public…
The Party of European Socialists UPDATE: The group, not the Party, will change its name
By Alex Smith / alexsmith1982 CORRECTION: With regard to the below, the Party of European Socialists have contacted…
Sky WebChat with Jonathan Isaby
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 I’m still trying to organise a discussion for LabourList readers to debate the…
