Carwyn Jones elected Labour leader in Wales
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 Carwyn Jones has tonight been elected to succeed Rhodri Morgan as leader of…
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Commons vote on electoral reform referendum
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 UPDATE: For more on the options for electoral reform, click here. You can…
Compassionate Cameron’s got the jitters – and fallen back on his Elf ‘n’ Safety Palins
By James Valentine David Cameron navigates the political landscape rather like a pilot coming in to land –…
Balls: Cameron and the Mail are making second class citizens of unmarried families
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 Ed Balls fired a shot back at the Tories’ new plans for marriage…
Iran isn’t doing itself any favours this week
By Luke Bozier / @Luke_cb Perhaps it’s to the credit of Western powers that there hasn’t been an…
Copenhagen: the progressive case for climate action
By Melanie Smallman As the world prepares for the forthcoming International Climate negotiations in Copenhagen, Labour supporters could…
It’s time to reform the Care Quality Commission so patients can make an informed choice
The Amanjit Jhund NHS Column The news this week has contained reports of the discrepancy between the Dr…
Poll List: ComRes points to a hung parliament
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 A ComRes poll for today’s Indpendent shows a drop in support for the…
PPC Profile: Allan Davies
Full Name: Allan Davies Age: 37 From: Basildon, Essex PPC for: Basildon and Billericay (new boundaries) Website: www.davies4labour.co.uk…
“Blind” to the needs of the white working class: it’s time to put immigration front and centre
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 For me, the most powerful passage from Michael Merrick’s brilliant, frank assessment of…
