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The Dark Newt Rises
By Conor Pope / @conorpope It’s the early hours of Friday, October 22nd 2010 and the announcement has…
In defence of James Purnell
By Tom Harris MP / @TomHarrisMP It’s a sign of a good politician that he can still provoke…
Fit for purpose?
By Dan Heap / @commentdan The individual failings of the Work Capability Assessment (WCA) have been widely discussed.…
Israel Tent Protest. Where is Labour?
By Natan Doron / @natandoron A country that so often only makes global headlines for reports of war,…
James Purnell wants to kill the welfare state, not save it
By Darrell Goodliffe James Purnell told Newsnight this week that he wants to “help people love the welfare…
The EU and the UK need to stand back and let Egyptian elections happen
By Jon Worth / @jonworth I’ve spent three weeks in July in Cairo, Alexandria and Dahab, one of…
The next Labour Government must reform the energy market
By Meg Hillier MP As the summer of energy price hikes continues, it is becoming ever-more clear that…
Balls writes to Osborne over NHS ‘false claim’
Today Ed Balls has written to George Osborne, and asked him to withdraw his “false claim” about Labour…
Why Labour needs an adult conversation on welfare reform
By Josh Eades / @joshuwahwah Earlier this week on Newsnight, James Purnell, ex cabinet Minister and ex Labour…
