A lump of labour
By Dan McCurry A “Lump of Labour” exists when there is an over-supply of the low skilled. The…
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You’re annoying me, Alan
By Bill Dewison It may not seem like it when I comment on the LabourList but I rarely…
Defend the rights of the poor and needy
By Julian Ware-Lane /@warelane Letters from a Tory is not a blog I visit very often. Thursday’s posting,…
The ShortList: August 1st, 2009
From @LabourList This is the LabourList ShortList, bringing you a weekly digest of the best content on the…
The BNP’s appointments to European committees expose their shameless hypocrisy
By Shamik Das The two British National Party MEPs elected in last month’s European elections have this week…
Protest demonstrations and the police
By Brian Barder [Note: The following comments on police behaviour at protest demonstrations were originally sent in an…
Prescott makes his donation target in 24 hours
By Mark Hanson Go Fourth, the campaign vehicle launched 10 months ago by John Prescott and Alastair Campbell,…
This generation should make the case for decriminalising “controlled” drugs
By Kevin Bovania Britain’s policy on controlling drug use has hardly changed in nearly 40 years. The Misuse…
Our social housing behemoths ignore the empty properties which a bit of self-help can bring back into use
By David Floyd We don’t have enough social housing. All the major political parties currently agree. According to…
Let’s take power away from unelected bodies and put our trust in local government
By James Hulme If the oft-quoted slogan that “all politics is local” is true, it is baffling that…
