Labour must wake up and change the way it campaigns, or continue losing
In 2015, I faced a new Tory candidate who presented himself in my constituency less than a year…
Ian Lucas
My visit to Israel and Palestine this week has strengthened my commitment to a two state solution
Since Operation Protective Edge began in early July, at least 1,360 Palestinians have been killed, mostly civilians, and…
Today’s CSR is bizarre – because it ignores the result of the next election
Today’s Comprehensive Spending Review statement is bizarre. It belongs to a Coalition Government which ends in May 2015 but…
Unity is Strength – what Labour can learn from Harold Wilson
Harold Wilson was a political giant in my formative years. His battles with Edward Heath are my first…
Unfinished Business: Boundary Changes, Breaches of Contract and the Coalition
It has been a curious political August. Nick Clegg’s statement on the Liberal Democrats’ intention to vote against…
Why people are still talking about Ed’s conference speech in Liverpool
Remember what happened in 2007 and 2008? We had the biggest global financial crisis since 1929. I am…
Thanks Dad
My Dad died in September aged 87. This Sunday will be my first Remembrance Sunday without him. I…
The government is strangling success
This week, at the same time as the UK Government talked about new jobs and growth, Labour forced…
BIS: A failing department
By Ian Lucas MP “Growth is the government’s top priority and every part of government is focused on…
Pandora’s Box and Labour hope
By Ian Lucas MP The effect of devolution on the UK has always been grossly underestimated. Now open,…
