Labour’s future schools policy: why accountability matters
Stephen Twigg, Labour’s Shadow Education Secretary is one of the more thoughtful and pragmatic individuals to hold this…
Mike Ion
Could ‘data mining’ help Labour win in 2015?
In May 2012 the ‘data geeks’ mining data for the Obama/Biden campaign noticed that women aged between 40…
So far David Cameron has managed, not led, the Tory party
In politics if you are not on the attack then you are on the defence, on the front…
Ed Miliband needs show that politics is about more than the desire to wrong foot your opponent
The sad truth is that (despite a few notable exceptions) the previous government did not make it easy…
Why Labour must make 16 a progressive number
It would appear that very serious consideration is being given to Scotland’s 16 and 17 year olds being…
Is it time for affirmative action in our universities?
According to the Sutton Trust high-attaining comprehensive school students are significantly less likely to attend any of Britain’s…
The comprehensive system works
By Mike Ion / @mikeion I enjoyed reading Ian Silvera’s piece on LabourList about the failures of the…
The minimum wage is not safe in Tory hands
By Mike Ion / @mikeion Over twelve years ago a legally-binding minimum rate of pay was introduced in…
Tristram Hunt is wrong – our national museums must remain free
By Mike Ion / @mikeion According to Tristram Hunt, writing in today’s Observer “a truly equitable cultural policy…
Ed Miliband is right: The party was too often managerial not inspirational
By Mike Ion / @mikeion Labour’s centre-left credentials in the early years of the Blair reign were impressive:…
