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There isn’t the media attention on the work of the European Parliament and our MEPs that there is on Westminster, which allows the homophobic behaviour and voting records of Tory, UKIP and BNP MEPs to go unnoticed by the general public…
Amidst the obsession with EU budget battles you’d be forgiven for not noticing the announcement by the European Commission yesterday of a package of measures to assist Member States in tackling unacceptable levels of youth unemployment. The…
There is a huge divide in Europe between its citizens and the people who make decisions. The bridging of this divide is crucial to the future of the European project. Turnout in the first direct elections for the European Parliament in 1979…
I read with delight on LabourList yesterday that Ed Miliband is planning to tour the country and try to fix politics. As admirable a task as this is, we can't leave it to our leader alone to get out there and restore the reputation of…
I read David Cameron's morally repugnant ideas on welfare 'reform' this morning with disgust. I immediately decided to pen an article ranting about how his priority should be closing tax loopholes for big business and his rich mates…
Much fanfare has been made about the opening this week of a government consultation on equal marriage. However if you look behind the headlines, all is not as it seems. I have two key issues with the government's proposal as it stands: The…
The Labour Party isn't particularly good at letting members know about consultations, so you may not be aware that the Labour Party is currently consulting on ways to improve the local government selection process. I recently submitted my…
By Kev Peel (LGBT Officer, Young Labour National Committee) and James Anthony (Trade Union Rep, Young Labour National Committee) Election time is always exciting, and currently a new young batch are vying for positions on the Young Labour…
By Kevin Peel / @kevpeel I was really disappointed today to read a quote from Shadow Justice Minister Sadiq Khan, in which he attacked the government for giving prisoners the vote - not least because this is a decision imposed by the…
By Kevin Peel / @kevpeel I'm angry. I'm angry that Labour lost the election. I'm angry that we're being blamed for the mess caused by reckless bankers operating in a global economic system. I'm angry that the Tory-led government is using…
By Kevin Peel / @kevpeel There was so much bad news in today's Comprehensive Spending Review that George Osborne's announcement to scrap the £500 million Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) is in danger of being lost in the ether as the…
By Kevin Peel We live in an age where the old party structures of the past are no longer relevant to most people. Many members are far more likely to tweet a question or idea directly to a politician rather than table a resolution at a…
