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By Tom Harris When Carolyn was in hospital, having just delivered us of wee Reggie, a very young girl in the bed opposite was also celebrating the arrival of her newborn. As was her proud father, who made great play to anyone who might have…
By Rachel Reeves Today is an historic day in tackling the recession. The Bank of England has already cut interest rates to an all time low, so today's cut in the base rate to just 0.5% is a side show. The real story is that the Bank has…
By Rachel Reeves Today is an historic day in tackling the recession. The Bank of England has already cut interest rates to an all time low, so today's cut in the base rate to just 0.5% is a side show. The real story is that the Bank has…
By Kristofor Brown Surprising to those who know or have a perception about my politics, I have much sympathy for Peter Mandelson when he says Royal Mail needs a fresh source of capital and management expertise. There are a number of Postal…
By Alastair Campbell As you may be aware, I recently bowed to the democratic demands of my Facebook and Twitter friends, and agreed to accept an invitation to guest edit the New Statesman. The New Statesman hasn't always been my favourite…
By Richard Lane This week the government stepped tentatively away from earlier indications that it might retrospectively change the law to deny Sir Fred Goodwin his vast pension pot of almost £17m. Lawyers have already stated that the…
By Lucy Powell The strength of public feeling in support of post offices has showed how much care the government needs to take to ensure policies support rather than undermine people's strong sense of attachment to their local community…
By Julian Ware-Lane I started out being a Euro-sceptic. I was opposed to the UK's entry into the Common Market in 1973 and had I been old enough in 1975 would have voted "No" with my parents. Looking back, the "No" camp had some ill-matched…
By John Mann Today I wrote to ex-RBS Chief Sir Fred 'the Shred' Goodwin asking him to make his position clear because when I asked Sir Fred about his pension in the Treasury Select Committee in February. Sir Goodwin had said: "My pension is…
By Mark Hanson PR outfit, Freud Communications have been busily spinning. They're helping Blue State Digital, the company that provided the tools for the much fabled Obama online campaign and their MD, Thomas Gensemer, export some stardust…
By Don Paskini In the Second Reading debate of the Welfare Reform Bill, the Secretary of State James Purnell indicated that he would be prepared to look at the idea of a 'Claimants' Charter', setting out the rights that those claiming state…
By Mike Ion Ten years ago, a legally binding minimum rate of pay was introduced in Britain for the first time. Back in 1999, all adults had to be paid at least £3.60 an hour and workers under the age of 22 were entitled to get no less than…
