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A Twitter discussion yesterday made me think about the value of what many activists do year in year out - knocking on doors of members of the public. Is it totally pointless? The exceptionally active MP Stella Creasy seemed to think so in…
The last time the Tories ran the NHS, we got used to seeing pictures of people waiting on trolleys in hospital corridors – a result of over a decade of underinvestment. This week, we’ve seen perhaps the first of many pictures which will…
Today’s Labour opposition debate on blacklisting is an important step forward to secure justice for the thousands of workers who were intimidated, stigmatised and locked out of their livelihoods by companies who were only interested in…
On Saturday I was honoured to be selected as Labour’s PPC for Norwich North. A lot more people know of the local MP Chloe Smith following her train crash interview with Jeremy Paxman trying to explain the Government’s U-turn which Labour…
Today Remploy workers will go on strike across the country to defend their jobs, and they deserve our full-hearted support. As with so many of the Government’s cuts, it is the most vulnerable who are singled out time and time again. The…
By Jessica Asato / @jessica_asato "The House of Lords is useless and dangerous to the people"; so said an Act in 1649 which abolished the upper house under Cromwell. If only the house of nobility, elite and special privilege had remained…
By Jessica Asato In her piece "Vote Labour, Vote No" Joan Ryan argues - apparently without irony - that the case against AV is a matter of principle. This after the No campaign has spent months trotting outspurious invented figures about…
By Jessica Asato / @jessica_asato The Times claimed in an editorial today that Labour leader Ed Miliband has offered 'lacklustre' leadership of the Yes campaign. Ignoring the fact for the moment that the Yes campaign isn't led by any…
By Jessica Asato / @Jessica_Asato On Thursday night I was due to speak at Islington Council's budget meeting, but couldn't. A group of protestors took over the gallery and made it clear they did not want to hear any of the arguments, they…
By Jessica Asato / @Jessica_Asato Over the next few days Labour supporters are going to have to get real about what the result of the election really means for the party. We polled 30% of the vote - almost the same as we did in 1987. We…
By Jessica Asato / @Jessica_Asato It's sad to see that after all the decent, principled arguments that have been made in favour of electoral reform, the debate appears to be descending into partisan political interest in the Labour Party…
By Jessica Asato / @Jessica_Asato I've written a fair bit in these virtual pages about the pressing need for constitutional reform. One idea Progress pushed for much of last year was that of a Citizens' Convention. It seemed to me that the…
