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From @LabourList According to a report in the Independent, the TV presenter Esther Rantzen will stand against Margarat Moran in Luton South if the Labour MP stands for re-election. Margarat Moran was the MP who claimed £22,500 for treatment…
From @LabourList Eddie Izzard is hosting more of his brilliant "Talking Politics" events this week in Birmingham and Sheffield, where he will again be joined by special guests. Thursday, 28th May: Sheffield University Union, 5pm (doors…
From @LabourList The webchat has now closed, but to view how it went and what was said by all, click here! Read our guest Rick Muir's post Will constitutional reform restore our broken trust? After a suggestion from a reader and because the…
From @LabourList The Daily Quail says the expenses mole is not exactly a beacon of moral guidance. Iain Dale asks how we can revive Parliament. VoteRedGoGreen burns its vote - all in the name of democracy. Hopi Sen's got some brilliant…
From @LabourList The Guardian has a fascinating article about the shadow culture secretary's call to freeze the TV licence fee last week, which it says was a "hugely symbolic" statement of intent and would signal a move toward deeper cuts…
From @LabourList UPDATE: In a speech at the Hay Festival, Roy Hattersley has announced that he would now support Proportional Representation. He had been opposed to it for decades. He said it would be the most likely way to secure a…
From @LabourList The Daily Telegraph have revealed this morning that the expenses whistleblower was John Wick, a former SAS officer who commanded an anti-terrorism team during his 10-year military service. Wick admitted he was always aware…
From @LabourList The Toynbee Tests Harriet Harman. Cath Arakelian says we must trust the People to renew our democracy. Iain Dale on the unfit for purpose Fees Office. Conor's Commentary says make a maverick reformer Speaker. Scamalot: Jon…
From @LabourList Irwell Riverside, Salford: Council By-Election Results: MATT MOLD (Lab): 606 Steven Middleton (Lib Dem): 293 Gary Tumulty (BNP): 276 Chris Bates (Con): 189 Rob Mitchell (Green): 125 Duran O'Dwyer (UKIP): 123 Turnout: 17.5%…
From @LabourList More revelations in today's Telegraph include the Tory grandee who claimed £87,729 on expenses for services on a stately second home, including the care of 500 trees. Anthony Steen, the Conservative MP for Totnes in Devon…
@LabourList Editorial Often regarded as the founding document of modern democracy, the US Declaration of Independence noted that representation derives its just authority from the consent of the governed; that where it becomes destructive…
From @LabourList The Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith, has just finished reading a statement to the House of Commons declaring that all former Gurkhas who retired before 1997 and who have served more than four years will now be eligible to…
