Jessica Asato

By Jessica Asato / @Jessica_Asato In an excellent piece for the January edition of Prospect, out today, James Crabtree has hit the nail on the head. He argues that if Labour loses the next general election its quickest route back into the…

By Jessica Asato / @Jessica_Asato Yesterday, Tessa Jowell launched an independent commission, chaired by Will Hutton of 'The State We're In' fame, to look at how we can spread mutual models of ownership to more public services. The full…

By Jessica Asato / @Jessica_Asato When it comes to immigration the public don't believe the government, they don't believe the media, and they don't believe academics either. No, this isn't a surprise, but it does pose a problem if you want…

By Jessica Asato / @Jessica_Asato Next week's Pre-Budget Report should seize the opportunity and provide a boost to first time buyers by extending the stamp duty holiday currently in place but due to expire in the New Year. An EDM tabled by…

By Jessica Asato / @Jessica_Asato The Sunday Times is reporting today that Gordon Brown has decided to change his mind on withdrawing the relief on childcare tax vouchers. Earlier this week on LabourList, I wrote about Progress' campaign to…

By Jessica Asato / @Jessica_Asato Yesterday, Progress sent a letter to the Prime Minister signed by 10 backbench Labour MPs including former Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt, former Education Secretary Estelle Morris, former Europe minister…

By Jessica Asato / @Jessica_Asato Has anyone else been as infuriated as I have by that ITV News ad on the tube which features three attractive girls, presumably 'out on the town' wearing mock policewomen hats, with the words "Alcohol misuse…

By Jessica Asato / @Jessica_Asato Sir Christopher Kelly's report, leaked early as ever, has reached the right conclusions. In an article for LabourList earlier this year, I suggested that second homes should only be eligible for the average…

By Jessica Asato / @Jessica_Asato Paul Richards' excellent Friday column is very persuasive in its case against inviting Nick Griffin onto its flagship political programme. I have to admit feeling building panic as, after watching QT, I…

By Jessica Asato / @Jessica_Asato I've just finished listening to Harriet Harman on the Today Programme. I'm left none the wiser about what Labour's leadership deems to be unacceptable behaviour in relation to expense claims, and about what…

By Jessica Asato / @Jessica_Asato The Jesuit saying "give me the child until he is seven, and I will show you the man" has much basis in truth - what happens in the early years of a child's life determines their later outcomes. Research…

By Jessica Asato / @Jessica_Asato Today, Progress launched its campaign to persuade the Labour party to introduce primaries for parliamentary and mayoral selections. Following the Totnes success for the Tories and David Miliband's…