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Now for cross party Commons reform
By Michael Meacher MP In the light of calls now being made for the democratisation of Parliament, a…
Settlement rights for Gurkhas announced
From @LabourList The Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith, has just finished reading a statement to the House of Commons…
Pensions Industry still rattling about higher tax rate relief
By Calvin Allen Four weeks on from the Budget, representatives of the pensions industry are still rattling on…
Reshuffle speculation – who’s coming, who’s going?
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 A piece in The Guardian today is speculating on possibilities for the imminent…
The British economy may get officially downgraded – this is no time for panic
By Duncan Weldon S&P, the ratings agency, has placed the UK’s AAA bond rating on ‘negative outlook‘. This…
What is Labour for?
By Mike Stallard COMMENT OF THE DAY 19/05/09 “With this post LabourList has grown up, and proved it.…
Cameron is wrong to call for a poll now
By Mike Katz In these days of Parliamentary turmoil, we are all supposed to put aside partisan consideration…
A family trip to an anti-fascist march
By Tim Cheetham / @CllrTim Me, the wife and kids, all went into Barnsley on Saturday morning. Nothing…
The strain on MPs’ staff is getting worse
By Dan Whittle Today the union branch that represents 400 staff of MPs made their submission to the…
