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Today the SNP debate whether to drop their historic opposition to NATO membership. They want credit for this, but they deserve scrutiny. Their membership of the historic Alliance, which has been at the cornerstone of UK national security…
Yesterday was the first day back in the Lords for over two months and we were debating improving zoos! As the Labour lead for DEFRA matters it was my job to respond for the Opposition. What to say? I start with Twitter. @jimpknight…
This week Rob Williams argued in his article on coastal towns that they were a key battleground for the next General Election and an opportunity for Labour if they can find the right policies to appeal to these communities. I don’t…
Today most people are looking back at the remarkable celebrations of the Jubilee weekend. It's right that we do, but today we should also reflect further back on those moments when our country's survival was secured. History, pride and…
Tomorrow the Lords will have its first chance to debate the Groceries Code Adjudicator Bill. This regulation of supermarket power over their suppliers is welcome and was first proposed by the last Labour government. It is also welcome as a…
Many will try to draw their own conclusions from the Bradford by election defeat; more often than not it is a chance for some to reinforce what they previously thought and have already said. So here's my quick take on a defeat where we had…
When the Chancellor stands at the Despatch Box at 12.30 today the Government’s economic competence will be under enormous strain. High unemployment and stagnation dominate and yet pay cuts and road tolling seem to be the medicine on offer…
Labour’s Shadow Defence Team is committed to open policy-making. We want the work we conduct to be part of our party’s discussion on how to we can design a 21st Century defence policy and how we can win again in 2015. Too often…
We all have to be fundraisers, from the leadership down. And that means we all have to be givers as well. The key problem right now looks like a cultural one. Fundraising in the party is often seen as having two branches – one overseen by a…
When we think of Forces’ welfare we rightly think of the support our servicemen and women get when on duty: the care they receive after injury or the quality of their accommodation, for example. It is a tribute to the many service…
Today’s Bonn Conference marks an important moment for Afghanistan. We share the Government’s objectives and give Ministers our support as they meet their counterparts. The whole country will share in our desire to find a lasting, peaceful…
The new Defence Secretary Philip Hammond made an important visit to Afghanistan last week. From my own experience having visited the country there is no better way of learning about the lives and sacrifices of our Forces or the intricacies…
