The debate on primaries is no place for factions – this is about how we all adapt to a culture that’s outgrown us
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 There’s still a great deal of debate going on about primaries, and major…
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The release of Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi
By Julian Ware-Lane The release of Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi is a political decision. Although the stated grounds were…
Beware when Labour supporters get fast and furious
By Vincenzo Rampulla If Daniel Hannan thought his rise to fame was fast when he had a bash…
Who will tell the best story?
By Brian Jenner My interest in politics is based on my role as a speechwriter. Having observed the…
Opposition will be bleak enough without descending into civil war
The Paul Richards column Like death, Labour going into opposition is one of those subjects people don’t like…
Working poverty: beyond the breadline
By Rhian Jones As the recession continues to bite, commentators continue to scrap over which of us bears…
City excess and youth unemployment – the twin results of free global capitalism on speed
The Labour movement column By Anthony Painter / @anthonypainter The Krug is flowing once more. Lehman Brothers are…
City excess and youth unemployment – the twin results of free global capitalism on speed
The Labour movement column By Anthony Painter / @anthonypainter The Krug is flowing once more. Lehman Brothers are…
Hannan: yes, I’m shaping the Tory manifesto
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 Sunder Katwala over at NextLeft is amused – and no doubt concerned –…
The key issue at the general election: it’s the economy, stupid
By Brian Barder In the last few days the Tories have been discomfited, and Labour correspondingly heartened, by…
