Where Labour could make gains tomorrow in England
By Sebastian Michnowicz / @BigRedSeb In an earlier post, I made the claim that the electoral demise of…
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Labour should not be ashamed of supporting UK Uncut
By Sebastian Michnowicz / @BigRedSeb Saturday’s TUC march of almost half a million people has succeeded in getting…
Local elections this May: Labour’s poisoned chalice?
By Sebastian Michnowicz / @bigredseb From Barnsley Central and a smattering of other local by-elections, one thing has…
The National Minimum Wage: next to go?
By Sebastian Michnowicz / @BigRedSeb Two years ago, the Employment Opportunities Bill had its first reading in parliament.…
While the Liberal Democrats are busy digging their own grave, Labour needs to dig one for the Tories
By Sebastian Michnowicz I was once told this joke: a Conservative and a Liberal Democrat are standing on…
We need a People’s Bank, Vince, not a private postal service that won’t deliver
By Sebastian Michnowicz Today sees the second reading of Vince Cable’s Postal Service’s Bill which seeks to privatise…
In the ‘new era’ of politics, the Tories are still the same old dinosaurs
By Sebastian Michnowicz The general election this year was like none other: it had an intake of 231…
Freezing Child Benefit: purely ideological and certainly not fair
By Sebastian Michnowicz With the Telegraph dubbing him ‘the enforcer’ it seems George Osborne is to budgets what…
The grim reality of “savage cuts”
By Sebastian Michnowicz It was obvious in the lead up to the general election that any new government…
This leadership contest has barely begun – and it’s got me riled already
By Sebastian Michnowicz A leadership contest is an exciting time for any party. For Labour, it is also…
