Beyond the Barriers – new report exposes appalling failures of Atos
If you read one policy or political document this week it ought to be “Beyond the Barriers”. Beyond…
Luke Akehurst MP
Labour’s prospects this May
As in each of the previous three years, here is my review of this May’s elections and what…
10 things I’ve learned in local government
I’m not re-standing on 22nd May after 12 years as a Hackney Councillor, and two before that as Political…
Why yesterday’s letter to the Guardian was a mistake
Well this is a tricky one. Some of my best friends in politics – including the editor of…
Praise Benn – but never forget the damage he did to Labour
I was saddened to hear of Tony Benn’s death. I only met him once – at Party Conference…
Gordon Brown still has something significant to contribute to political life
Out of the corner of my eye yesterday I spotted someone on the rolling news. He looked vaguely…
Now it’s all about the implementation
Phew! Labour just managed to radically reform itself and increase its internal democracy and transparency, without a massive…
Desperate Tories descend into the gutter
A good indicator of how worried the Tory party is about the coming General Election is the degree…
How Labour suffers from “let’s ignore everyone except the Tories” syndrome
The most positive aspect of an altogether very pleasing by-election result in Wythenshawe and Sale East was the…
Ed’s speech on public services – the difference I voted for
The 2010 Labour leadership election now feels like a long time ago. But the choices we made as…
