How many Labour MPs will rebel over Iraq airstrikes?
The debate over airstrikes in Iraq against ISIL is ongoing this afternoon in the Commons. It’s clear that…
Mark Ferguson
Ed Miliband has made the right call on Iraq. Now he must make the right call on Syria too
Today Ed Miliband will stand in Parliament, and back the government’s plans for airstrikes against ISIL in Iraq.…
Will Jim Murphy take on a Scottish Labour leadership role?
Jim Murphy was one of the stars of our LabourList conference rally on Sunday evening, impressing the crowd…
Whatever happened to Jobs and Growth?
I wasn’t going to write about the Ed Balls speech today. The pre-briefed announcements had left me underwhelmed,…
What is “Labour’s Plan for Britain’s Future”? And what announcements are on the cards at conference?
The tagline of Labour conference this year is “Labour’s Plan for Britain’s Future”, and Britain’s future is very…
Miliband calls for UK Constitutional Convention – and the whole country will have a say, not just politicians
This morning David Cameron called for a rushed through, Westminster-based, top-down, politician-led approach to solving the questions around…
What happens now? We keep our promises to Scotland – and we build a better Britain
Well that was close. Not as close as it might have been. But far too close. We never…
Friendship and solidarity must prevail, as the fog clears
The air hangs thick this morning with the referendum. Last night a deep fog rolled down across Edinburgh,…
If the press don’t report the mob rule of Yes campaigners – they are professionally negligent
Just over a week ago I wrote a piece about the agressive, bullying tactics of some Yes campaigners,…
The last thing England needs is an English Parliament
Whatever happens on Thursday, the status quo in British politics has gone. Whether devo-max or divorce, the Scottish…
