Open letter on blog regulation
Last night I published the wording of a Labour/Lib Dem amendment to the post-Leveson proposals that – whilst…
Mark Ferguson
Labour amendment seeks to remove “small blogs” from remit of new press regulator
The vote isn’t until Monday – but it seems there may be some light at the end of…
Welfare sanctions vote – the fallout continues
The fallout from Tuesday’s welfare sanctions vote – and the sizeable Labour rebellion – has rumbled on into…
Diane Abbott refuses to rule out London Mayoral bid
Diane Abbott was interviewed by MumsNet today – and when asked if she was considering running for Mayor…
The welfare sanctions vote was Labour’s own Omnishambles
The significance of the welfare sanctions vote on Tuesday night has been (unsurprisingly) overlooked by the media in…
Miliband shows his us his passion and flair (but where was that yesterday Ed?)
Before the Budget statement Ed Miliband was careful not to use any material that anyone would remember afterwards.…
The Borrowing Budget – Osborne borrowing £245 Billion MORE than planned in 2010
I’ve just been speaking to the Labour Treasury Team, and their calculation is that Public Sector Net Borrowing…
PMQs Verdict: Miliband knows you don’t fire your best shots when no-one is watching
PMQs happened this afternoon. It bears pointing out, as with the Budget happening immediately afterwards, hardly anyone is…
Is the Labour Party now a tax cutting party?
There’s much interest (obviously) in what George Osborne will reveal in his budget today. Some of the potential…
Labour’s 43 welfare sanctions rebels
Update: Actually – there were more than 40 Labour MPs rebelling tonight – there were 43. 40 MPs…
