The Tories have been robbing us blind – let’s vote for a pay rise on June 8
Labour’s campaigning focus today on the impact of the Tory pay freeze on the NHS is very welcome.…
Michael Calderbank
Keeping our eyes on the prize
By Michael Calderbank This blog is a response to an earlier post from Anthony Painter. Historically, First Past…
Labour must seize this chance to deliver change
By Michael Calderbank Assuming that David Cameron can deliver the support of his MPs on a whipped vote,…
A hung parliament in 2010 may be like none we’ve seen before
By Michael Calderbank Paul Burgin’s anxiety at the prospect of a hung parliament is misplaced, and not only…
Alternative Vote: Busting a myth
By Michael Calderbank Some cynical Labour opponents of reform argue that it would be likely to cost the…
The dividing lines are getting clearer on democratic reform
By Michael Calderbank If the Daily Mail is getting apoplectic about the policy of a Labour government it…
AV or not AV: is that the question?
By Michael Calderbank Gordon Brown’s announcement that the government is willing to engage with the debate on electoral…
We need a new politics of accountability
By Michael Calderbank / @Calderbank If we are to avoid compounding the embarrassing example of the McBride/Draper email…
