Giving traction to Tobin – why think tanks and unions should start a campaign
By Gary Kent Some ideas are nurtured for decades before they shoot to prominence, usually to the surprise…
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From @LabourList Join us at the LabourList Grassroots Meet on Monday at 9m at the Royal Sovereign Pub.…
For many middle class bloggers and journalists, voting against Labour is a luxury they can indulge
By Mike Ion / @MikeIon Reading various blogs, websites and newspapers over the summer one cannot help but…
Is Boris flogging a dead goose?
By Joshua Genner On the front page of Thursday’s Evening Standard, and inside Fridays’s Daily Mail, Boris Johnson…
How will the internet affect the general election?
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 Last night, I had a discussion with Iain Dale about how the internet…
“Careerism” in politics means we must have primaries
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 Today’s Indpendent reports that more than a quarter of candidates running at the…
On Ethiopian famine reunion, Stephen Grey and other pieces and bits
By Brian Barder UPDATE: For the next seven days only you can listen to the BBC Reunion programme…
Labour needs to take a lead on the ‘socially useless’ parts of finance
By Peter Barnard Lord Turner, Chairman of the FSA, despatched a cat towards some plump pigeons in the…
Standing proud for fairness, peace and justice – why Labour must learn from the Greens, or die
By Mathew Hulbert / @mathewhulbert As we prepare to exit the first decade of this new Century, British…
The ShortList – this week’s highlights
From @LabourList This is the LabourList ShortList, bringing you a weekly summary of the best content on the…
