The honest seekers of truth and justice shouldn’t be made to carry the can for a few rotten parliamentarians
The latest lobbying scandal follows barely three years from the last one. Then, three former Ministers, Geoff Hoon,…
Mark Seddon
Labour should say ‘no’ to arms for Syria
Foreign Secretary, William Hague appears to have got his way. Britain and France have successfully lobbied for the…
The chutzpah of Peter Mandelson – and why we need more trade unionists
Lord Mandelson, or Baron Mandelson of Foy, as he should be referred to since he was packed off…
Opposing the sale of Royal Mail is a ‘no-brainer’
When Dennis Skinner interrupted flunkies going about their business during preparations for the Queen’s Speech with the words;…
Taking on the emerging UKIP/Tory coalition
It is difficult to remember a time when the British broadcast and print media have collectively been so…
Labour needs to draw a line under Thatcherism – and Blairism
The harder sections of the media and the Conservative Party tried to make everyone like Baroness Thatcher, the…
Her legacy is of a deeply divided and unhappy country of the haves and the have-nots
I had always promised myself that on the day I heard the news that Margaret Thatcher had finally…
A modern window tax – and why David’s departure made me glad I campaigned for Ed
Just as the walls went up in place of windows in 1696, as King William III introduced the…
Don’t Mothball Maltby
Following George Osborne’s budget, there was much in the media about the ‘March of the Makers’. For those…
Is it time to reconsider restricting cross media ownership?
For months now, ever since the first howls of anguish greeted the publication of the Leveson Report, the…
