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By Chris Williamson MP The parliamentary recess has just started and it's now just 12 weeks since I was elected as the member of parliament for Derby North. I must say I have been amazed at how quickly the Conservatives have reverted to…
The "Countering the coalition" column By Hadleigh Roberts In parts one and two of Countering the coalition, I outlined how the current political terrain has changed and argued that the coalition will hold together for the duration of the…
The "Countering the coalition" column By Hadleigh Roberts After four Conservative governments followed by three Labour governments, a coalition seems very strange to us. It is a peculiar step away from the past, but it should show us that…
The Paul Richards column As the Famous Five head towards the lull of August before the final push in September, they can reflect on their performances so far. More importantly, we can judge how the contest is shaping up. First the bad news…
The Paul Richards column The 7/7 attacks in London five years ago transformed the Labour government's policy on tackling violent extremism, and diverted many millions of pounds into the CONTEST strategy. Today with a new government…
The Paul Richards column There's scene in the Gathering Storm where Winston Churchill looks out over the Kent Weald from Chartwell and says to his wife Clemmie 'I would die for it.' There is little doubt that Churchill would have died…
By Lisa Nandy MP There is very little talk of anything but the budget in the Commons this week. The mood is grim, although many of the announcements were expected, had been made already, or are yet to come. Wigan, which suffered…
The Paul Richards column Some years ago David Miliband wrote in a book called Re-inventing the Left that: "politics in the advanced capitalist world has rarely been held in lower esteem. Whether measured by opinion polls or by the rise of…
By Lisa Nandy MP One of the many pieces of advice I've been given over the last few weeks is to learn how to catch the Speaker's eye. I spent Monday bobbing up and down at education questions hoping to do just that so I could draw attention…
The Paul Richards column People expect their pundits to have the gift of clairvoyance. Prescience is an important attribute in commentators, because it suggests that they can detect trends which other actors on the political stage - mere…
By Lisa Nandy MP It is a strange time to be a new Labour MP. With a leadership contest well underway, elections this week for deputy speaker and - for the first time ever - elections for chairs of select committees, everyone is after our…
The Paul Richards colum I am close to deadline for my new book, which you can pre-order from Amazon here. I don't suppose it will sell as well as The Third Man, Peter Mandelson's memoir, and certainly not as well as The Journey by Tony…
