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Labour of Love By Simon Buckley There are few scarier moments in life than the first time you leave hospital, clutching a new born child in your inexperienced arms. You want so much to do a perfect job and the sense of responsibility is…

The Duncan Weldon Economics Matters Column The last few days have been traumatic. We've had scenes of absolute panic, much damage has been done and the authorities have absolutely failed to get a firm grip on the situation. I'm talking of…

The Duncan Weldon Economics Matters column We now know that the economy grew by just 0.2% in the second quarter of 2011, following stagnation in the prior six months this means that the UK economy has grown by only 0.2% in the past nine…

By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk If Ed Miliband could only read five blogposts each day, he'd read these ones... Why we shouldn't dismiss Anders Breivik as a "lone wolf" - Tory Troll By Adam Bienkov Right-wing pundits are now very keen to…

By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk If Ed Miliband could only read five blogposts each day, he'd read these ones... Cameron slumps to four-year low as Miliband seizes initiative on hacking - Political Scrapbook By Political Scrapbook As the…

By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk If Ed Miliband could only read five blogposts each day, he'd read these ones... Is Piers next on the chopping block? - Left Foot Forward By Tom Rouse Despite the resignation of Rebekah Brooks it looks like…

By Luke Akehurst / @lukeakehurst I was in the audience for Tony Blair's speech to Progress on Friday and thought I ought to write some kind of reaction. First off, I'm unapologetic about having worn the label "Blairite" over the years with…

The Paul Richards column The only phrase in Latin I can recite with confidence was learned, not from the endless hours in a classroom declining verbs, but from Watchmen. I queued outside Forbidden Planet in Manchester to get my copy of the…

The Duncan Weldon Economics Matters Column An awful lot has happened in economic sphere over the past 4 years - the 'subprime crisis' of 2007 became the 'credit crunch' of 2008 which morphed into the 'Great Recession' of 2008-09, economic…

By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk If Ed Miliband could only read five blogposts each day, he'd read these ones... Ed Miliband Goes Viral - Next Left By Olly Parker In the music industry you have a "hit" which is when something gets in the…

The Paul Richards column On Monday Unions 21 will launch a new guide addressing the issue of trade unions' image. After a week of trade unions being in the news, and some predictable attacks on unions and their leaders by the right-wing…

By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk If Ed Miliband could only read five blogposts each day, he'd read these ones... Labour's top brass need to show more ambition - The StaggersBy Will Straw Yesterday morning's scoop by Dan Hodges on Chris…