A good day for democracy
Nick Clegg announced on Monday that the Prime Minister has decided to abandon the Lib Dems’ House of…
Brian Barder
The House of Lords Reform Bill, Scottish referendum and the federal factor
We currently face the prospect of an Act of Parliament coming into force within a few months that…
Let’s reform the House of Lords – but not Nick Clegg’s way
Like most democrats, I strongly favour a wholly elected House of Lords, but the government’s draft Bill for…
Abu Qatada: what Yvette Cooper should be saying, but isn’t
The European Court of Human Rights is preventing Britain from deporting the radical Muslim preacher, Abu Qatada, to…
More on Scotland and devo max
I propose the following basic elements in a new constructive policy on Scotland for the Labour Party: 1.…
The Scottish independence referendum: two points of controversy
The UK political parties have suddenly woken up and discovered an imminent threat to the integrity of the…
Give it to the spenders, not the banks and businesses, Mr Osborne
Why is the government persisting in policies that strangle demand in the economy instead of boosting it? Faced…
How Labour should respond to Ken Clarke’s sentencing reforms
The Labour leadership is making a sad mistake in opposing the government’s decision to abolish IPPs (Indeterminate Sentences…
The end of Indeterminate Sentences at last seems imminent
At last the prime minister himself has signalled the firm intention “shortly” to end the cruel injustice of…
End indeterminate sentences: Please act urgently now
Indeterminate Sentences for Public Protection (IPPs), which keep thousands of people indefinitely in prison long after they have…
