Fairtrade fortnight
By Douglas Alexander Fair trade is fundamental to a fair world, a vital route out of poverty for…
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Lunchtime List No.29 ~ The best and most relevant stuff in today’s papers and on the web ~…
Dear voter: what can I do for you?
By Alex Smith I received an email today from Conservative Home, which asked: ‘what does David Cameron need…
Britain has to look back before it can look forward if it hopes to build diplomatic relations with Iran
By James Mills Last week saw the thirtieth anniversary of the Iranian revolution and this week sees the…
Britain is not broken – but the Tories would break it
By Ed Balls It’s become a depressingly familiar sight. Whenever something awful happens in our country, up pops…
Daniel Kawczynski: duplicitous or just a bit dim?
By Tom Guise There have been rumblings in the press and on the blogs this week about Daniel…
After 12 years, people are still listening – we need to make sure we are too
By Julian Ware-Lane It goes like this: You knock on a door, someone answers, you get through your…
The weight of the world: comparing burdens
By Dan McCurry I was pondering one of those confusing moments of indecision that the modern world has…
Unite tells BMW heads, you have treated your workforce with contempt – but there will be no further sackings next week
From Unite Tony Woodley, joint general secretary of the UK’s biggest union, Unite, has today (Thursday) written to…
Stop the BNP marching
By Tom Miller Many of us have had the experience of meeting people on the doorstep who plan…
