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It was in George Osborne's 2009 Party Conference speech that we first heard his sound bite "we're all in this together". The Government want us to believe that the pain of economic recovery is shared fairly, but for most families in this…
In an open letter to Liam Fox this afternoon, shadow defence secretary Jim Murphy has urged his Tory counterpart to "put an end to the emerging pattern of Ministerial ambivalence towards UK manufacturing and make a commitment which could…
By Jim Mcmahon, leader of Oldham council When Oldham Labour Group signed up to the Cooperative Council pledge we shared the feeling of the other 114 groups at the way in which the Tory-led government was pushing the big society. A society…
By Jim Murphy MP / @jimmurphymp In today's world the prosperity, security, liberty and civil liberties of those at home cannot be separated from events beyond our borders. The era of a global recession and the global threat of terrorism…
By Jim Murphy MP I've been out of the country for a week and have come back to another bout of Labour Party instability. My advice to everyone involved in this week's briefing and counter-briefing is just shut up and get on with your job…
By Jim Lee Download the SNP manifesto, type in the words "credit unions" and your search will get a "no matches found" response. This is from a party which describes itself as a "left of centre, social democratic party". The Scottish…
Shadow defence secretary Jim Murphy has responded to the government announcing it is reconsidering the defence review, saying: "This seems to be more about politics than defence. I worry it's smoke and mirrors. They say they are…
By Jim Knight After around two dozen days of debate and scrutiny, the AV Bill, or Parliamentary Voting Systems and Constituencies Bill to give it its proper title, finally became law late last night. So where does it leave us? And was it…
By Jim Murphy MP / @jimmurphymp The Labour Party's most immediate electoral task is to get ready for elections in May. The longer term task is to turn victories in May into a platform for rejuvenation and a longer-term reconnection with the…
By Jim Murphy MP For some time I have asked myself, 'How do we make it easier for those who have taken off their military uniform to take up politics, and Labour politics in particular?' This question is easier to pose than answer, but part…
By Jim Knight Last week I was given a copy of "The Audacity to Win" by David Plouffe, the campaign manager for Obama for America. Plouffe recalls one colleague commenting in late 2006 about joining Obama's Presidential campaign. The…
By Jim Knight MP / @JimKnightMP As Britain came out of the 80's recession I was leaving university. Like many others I set up my own business as the best way of chasing my ambitions, but in my case it was a workers' co-operative - not one…
