Why I still think the BBC was right to invite Nick Griffin onto Question Time
By Jessica Asato / @Jessica_Asato Paul Richards’ excellent Friday column is very persuasive in its case against inviting…
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Does Labour really have the nerve to take tough action on expenses?
By Jessica Asato / @Jessica_Asato I’ve just finished listening to Harriet Harman on the Today Programme. I’m left…
Proposal #14: Create universal childcare
By Jessica Asato / @Jessica_Asato The Jesuit saying “give me the child until he is seven, and I…
Prime Time: The new Progress campaign for Labour primaries
By Jessica Asato / @Jessica_Asato Today, Progress launched its campaign to persuade the Labour party to introduce primaries…
Ideas alone will not achieve progress – but they are the lifeblood that will allow us to reach it
By Jessica Asato / @Jessica_Asato Earlier this year, LabourList pledged itself to the worthy pursuit of ‘ideas not…
Today’s social care green paper is overdue – now Labour has to be more decisive on funding
By Jessica Asato / @Jessica_Asato Hard choices, difficult decisions. You know when a politician has some bad news…
LGBT rights are diminished if they are merely treated as brand decontamination – they must be part of our broader argument for equality
By Jessica Asato It’s easy to be complacent about gay rights after watching LGBT Labour’s film for the…
Constitutional change is welcome, but we also need to reform the Labour Party
By Jessica Asato / @Jessica_Asato The vast majority of political commentators ignore what happens in the constituency Labour…
The constitutional renewal council has to be for real this time
By Jessica Asato / @Jessica_Asato I’m a fan of Sir Alan Sugar, but he shouldn’t have a place…
Labour campaign for a Citizens’ Convention on Constitutional Reform
By Jessica Asato / @Jessica_Asato This weekend Progress launched a Labour campaign for a Citizens’ Convention signed by…
