Comment Why Miliband’s plans to scrap the Lords should be welcomed Ed Miliband’s announcement of plans to replace the House of Lords with an elected Senate is welcome on… Mark Ferguson 1st November, 2014, 9:33 am
Comment 5 things we learned from Labour’s PCC by-election victory I was genuinely concerned that Labour might lose the South Yorkshire PCC by-election. In recent weeks local MPs… Mark Ferguson 31st October, 2014, 3:13 pm
News Labour wins South Yorkshire PCC By-election on first round LABOUR WINS THE BYELECTION ON THE FIRST ROUND WITH 50.02% OF THE VOTE Labour spokesperson: “Nigel Farage said he… Mark Ferguson 31st October, 2014, 12:24 pm
News Miliband unveils plans for “English Devolution Act” After speaking at Scottish Labour’s Gala Dinner last night, Ed Miliband is in Manchester today to talk about… Mark Ferguson 31st October, 2014, 12:20 pm
Comment PMQs verdict: What have we learned? That Westminster has tried and failed to control immigration? You could tell early on that PMQs was going to be…different, this week. The Prime Minister was sat… Mark Ferguson 29th October, 2014, 1:28 pm
News Labour faces a testing 48 hours in South Yorkshire Tomorrow there’s a PCC by-election in South Yorkshire. To say that Police and Crime Commissioners are an unloved… Mark Ferguson 29th October, 2014, 9:57 am
Comment British politics trundles towards the abyss – what are we doing about it? The Labour Party’s response to a worsening polling position has been remarkably sanguine. For a long time, there… Mark Ferguson 28th October, 2014, 9:46 am
Comment Why Lamont left – and what happens next? Johann Lamont’s resignation was a surprise, if only in terms of timing. Politicians – especially party leaders –… Mark Ferguson 25th October, 2014, 11:05 am
Comment McFadden (rightly) slams EU’s “unacceptable” cash grab. We need to tell Brussels to get lost As someone who is broadly pro-European, there comes a point every so often where the European Union do… Mark Ferguson 24th October, 2014, 10:46 am
News Miliband sets out 5 point immigration reform plan (but won’t join “Operation Pander”) Ed Miliband is in Rochester today, where he’s campaigning for the party’s by-election candidate Naushabah Khan against what… Mark Ferguson 23rd October, 2014, 1:16 pm