“This is where I am and where I will always be” – A day in Liverpool with Luciana Berger
Luciana Berger picked me up from Liverpool Lime Street station on a Friday morning in her little car.…
Mark Ferguson
George Osborne’s nightmare vision for Britain
It’s always the small print that matters. At first glance, Osborne’s Autumn Statement looked like one of his…
Osborne’s Stamp Duty wheeze comes at a price – and won’t solve Britain’s housing crisis
The headline announcement of the Autumn Statement – the rabbit that Osborne pulled from his mottled hat at…
PMQs Verdict: One for the Masosadists?
It’s rare that a PMQs can be described as a classic of the genre. Too often they are…
Goodbye Gordon, and thanks for all that you did
Writing about the life, times, career and legacy of Gordon Brown is a thankless task. Not because of…
The Smith Commission is an opportunity for Scotland – and maybe for England and Wales too
This morning, the Smith Commission’s recommendations have been announced, as Westminster continues to make good (and then some)…
Labour MPs get behind Social Care campaign
A Month ago I wrote a piece attacking the scandal of the care workers who don’t receive the minimum…
PMQs Verdict: Half an hour of learning very little
I’m tempted to boil this whole write up of PMQs down to just a few sentences. If you’re…
UKIP’s Reckless win is a disaster for Cameron – but it was a painful night for Labour too
It was another long night waiting for the results to come in from Rochester and Strood, but when…
Emily Thornberry’s resignation – a “no cock ups” strategy or a wild over-reaction?
Emily Thornberry’s now infamous tweet from Rochester was clearly a fairly epic mistake – a real “What on earth…
