Like Labour, the Observer must change if it is to speak to our modern lives
By Societarian As a wee nipper, this Societarian had a job as a paper delivery boy, and I…
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Parts of Labour are at odds with reality – inequality cannot be overcome by legislation alone
By Andrew Lomas / @andrewlomas Out of her tree. Lost the plot. Such are the continued howls of…
Brown should debate Cameron – what has he got to lose?
By Paul Richards Peter Mandelson never says anything by accident. Not for him a rogue use of the…
Clinton and Kim: cui bono?
By Paul Afshar There are few partnerships over the past decade which have been completely unexpected. Peter Mandelson…
The first step towards a social Europe: CAP must go
By Tim Nicholls A few days ago, Michael Green encouraged us all to make a case for a…
Deputy Chair St Albans Tories: Main is trying to “sabotage” democratic process
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 A new civil war amongst Conservatives in St Albans is increasing the likelihood…
A few thoughts on open primaries
By Don Paskini It’s very impressive that over 16,000 people in Totnes voted to choose the Tory candidate…
The Open University – why we need to expand Wilson’s crowning achievement
By Carl Rowlands Phil Woolas’ mistake in attempting to tie “brownie points” to “subjecthood” is understandable and yet…
In 90 years there have been 5,000 men and 292 women MPs – that’s why we need to defend Harriet Harman’s position
By Olivia Bailey So, Harriet Harman appears to be embroiled in another “Harperson saga”, where she has the…
More than half of newly vacated seats will be fought on All Women Shortlists
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 New candidates in 24 of 44 seats left vacant by MPs retiring at…
