This is one of the most centralised countries in the world. It is also one of the most unequal
Labour is clearly in favour of decentralising. We have a track record of meaningful actions in this matter.…
Jon Trickett
The North punches below its full weight – but Corbyn won’t neglect it
A recent report indicated that of the ten poorest regions in the whole of northern Europe, nine are…
Is Labour dead?
Jon Trickett, Shadow Minister and Deputy Party Chair, reviews Downfall – the new publication from Compass – which…
Austerity has failed Greece and its people – just as it is failing people here
In our country austerity is imposed by an elected government. In Greece, however, a government was elected to…
The ballot box offers the chance of real change – let’s not waste this moment
Tonight I came home to find my ballot paper waiting in the letter box. Tomorrow I will be able to cast…
Meet Nigel Farage: what UKIP really think about the NHS
The fact that UKIP is more Tory than the Tories has been often stated. Nowhere is it more clear that this statement is…
Do the media fear their grip on mass communications is failing?
A twitterstorm – actually it was more of a sonic boom – over the weekend saw more than…
Labour will bring about a clean break with the recent past
Remember this: “To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven” In the Labour…
The tennis match that reveals the Tories’ re-election strategy
David Cameron’s fundraising takes place in secretive opulence amongst the world’s super rich. This week we saw the…
It is time to challenge the central ideological dogma of recent times
Last week, Ed Miliband said that the times we live in demand “a new culture in our public…
