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By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk Today in Tribune Oona King has begun to lay out in greater detail her vision for the capital. As is perhaps to be expected, the pitch begins with what King sees as an advantage held over Livingstone - an…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk UPDATE: David Miliband has also launched a petition this morning, asking people whether they back the call for the government to withdraw charitable status from private schools, which was one of…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk * "We must take on next week's budget with principle and passion." - David Miliband lays out his alternative to ConDem cuts. * The most eye catching of David's plans is to save £100m by cutting the private…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk As the rapid-fire hustings schedule continues, tonight brings perhaps the sternest test yet for the candidates: the Newsnight debate. The television audience at home will dwarf the total number of people…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk * At last night's Fabian debate, sponsored by LabourList, the candidates were asked if they were socialists. The Fabian blog recorded what they said. * The Fabians also recorded the opening statements of…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk Tonight's Fabian hustings, sponsored by LabourList amongst others, was much more passionate and vigorous than the Youth hustings on Friday night. The style of hustings, with each candidate stood behind a…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk The new Office of Budget Responsibility reported today that projected growth for 2011 is down to 2.6% for 2011 from the 3.25% predicted by the Treasury under Labour. The OBR also believe that borrowing…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk * "The Tories and the right-wing press can call me all the names they like, but they'll never knock me down." -- Ed Balls talks about family, his childhood and differences with Gordon Brown in the Mirror…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk Eds Balls and Miliband mingling with the audience at the end of the hustings. As the crowd filters out the campaign teams hoover up email addresses and phone numbers. Smartly Ed miliband moves down into…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk * Former Labour minister and new government anti-poverty guru Frank Field has unveiled his early thoughts on child benefit, and refused to rule taxing it. * Can Diane Abbot win? asks Simon Carr in the…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk A quieter day on the campaign trail today without a hustings for each candidate to attend. The candidates are all keeping themselves busy, though, with several fanning out across the country to meet the…
