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By Derek Simpson The campaign for fair access to jobs for British workers in the construction industry has nothing to do with the exclusion of other EU nationals from work in Britain. It is in fact about protecting people working in Britain…
By David Boothroyd When Alan Milburn took charge of opening the professions to people from all backgrounds, The Times interviewers could not resist saying how social mobility had affected this "son of a single mother" who grew up "on a…
Do advertisers really want to be associated with Guido's offensive and hateful comments? It is wonderful that pressure from LabourList supporters has forced Paul Staines to take the racist comments off his website. He should be commended…
By Derek Draper Last week we held Iain Dale to account for condoning Carol Thatcher's use of the term 'golliwog' to describe a mixed race tennis player. (He still does so). Sadly the right wing blogosphere has today proved itself to be even…
By Joe Coward The emergence of John Prescott as Labour's Cyber Warrior has surprised many people. Whilst the majority of attention has focused upon JP's conversion to new media, a more profound development is Prescott's recognition that…
By Richard Lane The British Government yesterday banned a Dutch MP from entering the country for fear his incendiary beliefs would incite racial hatred against Muslim populations. The MP, Geert Wilders of the Dutch Freedom Party, had been…
By Dan McCurry In the annals of The Perfect Crime, under the section "Sex Industry Traffickers", would be a description of the offence: "Go to Eastern Europe. Kidnap your girl. Force her to have sex with 10 men a day for 365 days a year and…
by Derek Draper I am posting the latest news about this on my new personal blog because many of you said yesterday that you thought such a personal matter should not be part off this website, which should be kept for political discussion…
By Christine Chapman As the tenth anniversary of devolution approaches it is a good time to evaluate where we are in terms of the representation of women within the Welsh Assembly following the dramatic breakthrough in 1999. The Welsh…
By Joe Powell It is tempting to think that in times of recession Labour's commitment to international development should be downplayed. Focus is rightly on securing domestic jobs, ensuring people stay in their homes and providing help to…
by Derek Draper I have been astonished this morning by a brazen attempt to smear me by Guido Fawkes and David Hencke of the Guardian. What makes this so reprehensible is that it is not about my work here at LabourList or as an ex-Labour…
By Ed Balls My message to David Cameron is: wake up to what's happening in the world. Do you understand the reality of this global financial crisis? And if you do, then why aren't you backing our action to get us through these difficult…
