99 nights at the Obama opera
By Anthony Painter / @anthonypainter Barack Obama’s election campaign was a lesson in how to accumulate political capital.…
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Making a mint
By Chris Cook Alastair Darling’s recent decision to leave no public asset unsold, and in particular, to flog…
Brown facing tougher questions from inside and outside the Labour Party
From LabourList / @LabourList At today’s PMQ’s, David Cameron is likely to rasie the much-mooted Number 10 petition…
Slip of the tongue or tasteless wind up?
From LabourList LabourList readers have been reacting to Tory MEP Roger Helmer’s response to Glenis Willmott’s post on…
Keep an eye on Boris – it can teach you a lot
By David Beeson Do you remember Boris Johnson? He used to edit a right-wing propaganda rag. That gave…
Unions can mobilise to influence the issues the next election is fought over – and its outcome
By Dan Whittle Ahead of LabourList’s Unions Takeover on Friday to celebrate May Day, Dan Whittle – the…
Mutual banks – the anchor of our future stability?
A LabourList Report The confidence in our banks and our banking sector has been severely diminished by the…
Words can hurt
By Saint Emillion Lest I be (wrongly in my humble opinion) accused of not contributing anything positive to…
Activism is not enough. We need a clear sense of direction
By Andrew Lomas / @andrewlomas To date this year I have been involved in two council by-elections, both…
Let’s rip up RIPA
By Kit Leary Pssst. Over here. Quietly! Keep your voice down. You don’t know who is listening. Sorry…
