Elliot Morley suspended from PLP – but chief whip knew of his wrongdoing a week ago
From @LabourList Below are highlights from the PM, Chief Whip and Europe Minister on this day: “I’ve done…
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A plasma TV bought on expenses does not make our policy on Europe wrong
By Julian Ware-Lane I do not know whether Lord Tebbit’s intervention will make any difference, but undoubtedly UKIP’s…
Pass this law against prejudice and privilege before election wipeout
By Laurie Penny / @PennyRed The Equality Bill is one of the bravest things that the Labour Party…
The worst is yet to come
From @LabourList UPDATE: Elliot Morley, the Labour MP and former agriculture minister, continued claiming for the mortgage interest…
What’s Left?
From @LabourList Gabe Trodd on expenses and the culture of instant gratification. Kerry McCarthy MP on window cleaning…
Why is the FCO welcoming extremists who undermine the Middle East peace process?
By Ben Soffa Earlier today David Miliband welcomed a dangerous extremist to the Foreign Office; someone whose aim…
Fair pay is not just for the good times
By Matthew Pennycook A growing number of our fellow citizens are suffering from the deadening, debilitating effects of…
Does Cameron practice as he preaches on the Communcations Allowance?
From @LabourList UPDATE: A reader has kindly researched Labour’s equivalent. In PMQ’s, David Cameron called for the abolition…
Spare me the theatre – all pols and all parties have marks against their names. Now get on with it!
By Kezia Dugdale / @kezdugdale The problem David Cameron’s got is that as much as people like him,…
Anti-politics is rife – and the BNP is lurking
The Labour movement column By Anthony Painter / @anthonypainter In the political equivalent of the Generation Game conveyor…
