Comment Simon Danczuk should apologise for comparing the Left to racists and fascists With Ed Miliband’s speech on the Labour/union link dominating everything yesterday, a few stories passed me by –… Mark Ferguson 10th July, 2013, 10:40 am
News Paul Kenny says we’d be “lucky” to get 10% of GMB members opting-in to the party – might such low take-up end the union link by default? GMB General Secretary Paul Kenny told the Today Programme this morning that: “I think, anticipating, that we will… Mark Ferguson 10th July, 2013, 10:19 am
News Larry Whitty says party reforms will be “difficult” but he’s “sure it can be done” The Tories have been trying to make hay this evening out of Ed Miliband’s appointment of Ray Collins… Mark Ferguson 9th July, 2013, 7:37 pm
Comment Miliband came through today largely unscathed – now comes the hard part Ed Miliband has acheived an incredibly difficult task today. He’s put forward proposals of seismic proportions to change… Mark Ferguson 9th July, 2013, 6:12 pm
News Selections, conference, NPF and the leadership contest – all could change as a result of Miliband’s union speech As well as what will be announce in today’s speech (which I covered in detail last night), its… Mark Ferguson 9th July, 2013, 8:50 am
Comment Miliband is fundamentally changing the union link – and taking a leap into the unknown Today Ed Miliband will make a speech that could define his leadership of the Labour Party, and determine… Mark Ferguson 8th July, 2013, 9:59 pm
Featured Are these Ed Miliband’s proposals for reforming the union link? And how practical are they? Tomorrow, Ed Miliband will be giving a speech on how he plans to “mend not end” Labour’s relationship… Mark Ferguson 8th July, 2013, 9:59 am
Comment If the union link ends, so might the Labour Party There will have been a collective intake of breath across the Labour Party – and the trade unions… Mark Ferguson 6th July, 2013, 10:21 am
Featured Goodnight Mister Tom Last Friday I headed over to the Leftfield stage at Glastonbury to watch a political debate. My mates… Mark Ferguson 5th July, 2013, 9:47 am
Comment Everyone is talking about Falkirk – but no-one is talking about their members who will lose out For most of yesterday it felt like the Labour leadership and Unite were locked in a Mexican standoff,… Mark Ferguson 4th July, 2013, 9:04 am