Governments should be for turning
Another day, another government u-turn. The narrative for this political act is so prescient that you can almost…
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Miliband Mk II
It can’t have been a happy festive and New Year period in the Miliband household. The front page…
Iran: we’d be mad to
Towards the end of February Labour launched, to little fanfare, its ‘shadow defence review’. The consultation paper will…
Liberty. Let’s reclaim it
Liberty, equality and solidarity are the political philosophies upon which the Labour Party was formed. The intellectual history…
Are we too unkind to Ed?
It is difficult to think of any other country in the world where politicians are hounded quite as…
In defence of trade unions
Ever since the Labour Representation Committee, the Independent Labour Party, the Social Democratic Federation and the Fabians, an alliance…
Rural voters need Labour too
This seat won’t win Labour the next general election. You won’t see it on any target list, or…
Libya: Welcome to realpolitik
The downfall of a dictator is always welcome. Especially welcome is the downfall of Colonel Gaddafi’s brutal and…
Let’s talk about Blair
By David Talbot / @_davetalbot A former Prime Minister has for some years played a significant paid advisory…
Ignore the hubris, and cut the police
By David Talbot When cuts of up to 25% in police budgets were first mooted by the Conservative-led…
