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By John Park The mood among delegates at this year's Scottish Labour Party Conference was upbeat, positive and acutely aware of the concerns we all have about the current economic climate. The party in Scotland is realistic about our…
By VoteRedGoGreen I'm afraid I take issue with Mary Honeyball's tone and conclusions in her post, Tony Blair's Aggressive Christianity. This isn't just because I am a Christian, and she is not. It's for two reasons: first, because she…
By John Gray So as well as a return to recession we have the return of people who think that murdering working class teenagers is a good and noble thing. Last weekend in Northern Ireland two unarmed soldiers were slaughtered by "dissident…
By Catherine West Labour is resurgent in Islington Town Hall - with groundbreaking policies such as universal free school meals and a progressive campaigning agenda - after years in the wilderness. Following a rebellion from within the…
By Mary Honeyball Religion was one matter where Tony Blair got it all wrong. The persistent rumours that he and President George W Bush prayed together at Camp David while deciding to go to war in Iraq have refused to go away. Tony and…
By Neil Fraser It's been interesting over the last few days reading some of the articles posted here during the reign of the guest editor. But, as some of you may have noticed from the comments I left, I couldn't help but be struck by how…
By Jamie Henley As a trade union lawyer, who regularly deals with issues affecting those suffering from industrial diseases, it was a privilege at the National Policy Forum last weekend to add my support to the call for the establishment of…
By David Prescott It looks like the Lib Dems are trying to mobilise an 'army of bloggers.' Love him or hate him - and I know a lot of people fall into the latter category - but Derek Draper has succeeded in getting Labourlist up and running…
By Richard Corbett It is probably fair to say that the European Court of Justice (ECJ) is an institution not used to hitting the headlines. However, its recent judgments in the Viking, Laval and Rüffert cases, have understandably given rise…
By Gavin Hayes With recent events it feels increasingly like the leaders of all three main parties want us to turn back as soon as possible to the failed ideas of the pre-crash. At Compass we think this would be a disaster and a massive…
By Rowenna Davis Alas it is time to take Derek Draper out of the cupboard, remove the gaffer tape and reinstate him as editor of LabourList. As I sign off as guest editor, I hope that I have not smeared too much virtual feminist custard…
By Dan McCurry A billion dollars has been spent by the west on overseas development aid; mostly it has been squandered. But just at the point where the west was questioning any further wasted investment, new ideas have been springing up in…
