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The Paul Richards column In the third of a weekly series of essays on some of the inspirations for the Labour movement, Paul Richards looks at the Victorian prophet William Morris. William Morris (1834-96) hated the age he lived in. He…
The Paul Richards column In the second in an eight part series on Labour's pioneers, Paul Richards looks at the founders of the co-op movement. Co-operation has been a human trait for as long as there have been humans. The first tribes of…
By Glenis Willmott MEP It's only natural that the focus of this year's annual conference is on our new leader. Ed's election marks an important change for our party and it should be celebrated. But while the media focus their attention on…
The Paul Richards column At the weekend my new book Labour's Revival is published, just in time for Labour Party conference. It contains an analysis of Labour's final years in office, the election campaign and result, and then a discussion…
By Wes Streeting / @wesstreeting Until Thursday night's fantastic local election results, I was one of the Co-operative Party's newest councillors. Elected in a by-election in July, I find myself in opposition to a Conservative-Lib Dem…
The Paul Richards column There is something profoundly disturbing in the news that Tony Blair's publishers have cancelled both book signings and the launch event for "A Journey". The book sold over 92,000 copies in its first four days on…
The Paul Richards column I have spared a moment to look up from my copy of "A Journey", the fastest-selling autobiography of all time, to consider the plight of Christopher Myers. Myers was, very briefly, a special adviser to the foreign…
The Paul Richards column The news that the Tory Party will be hosting a cash-for-access dinner at their conference next month provides the excuse to recycle some old jokes. If it costs a grand to sit next to Eric Pickles, how much would it…
By Lisa Nandy / @lisanandy Although most people think MPs take the summer recess off, it's actually our busiest time. We have just four weeks in August when parliament doesn't meet which means I can be in Wigan without distraction. For new…
The Paul Richards column When Nick Clegg came to Eastbourne the day before the General Election, I had planned to infiltrate the crowd and ask a simple question: 'can you guarantee that you won't form a coalition with the Conservatives this…
By Lisa Nandy MP The last week in parliament before the summer recess brought mixed feelings. The rush to push the academies bill through the commons continued to cause a storm, though many MPs were demob happy at the prospect of having a…
The "Countering the coalition" column By Hadleigh Roberts In the previous three parts, I have covered various opportunities that have arisen from the peculiarity of a coalition government, argued that the coalition will remain intact until…
