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By Conor McGinn By 2011, England will be the only part of the UK to still have prescription charges following the decisions of the devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to abolish the fees. There is a clear and…
It turns out our joke fag packet couldn't have been more accurate. Today we have discovered that Ken Clarke has yet again been critical of one of David Cameron's flagship policies, condemning his commitment to give tax breaks to married…
By Derek Simpson Let me be clear: Unite welcome the assistance announced this afternoon by Lord Mandelson. But we, and Britain's car workers, are disappointed. While we welcome any support for technological change in the future, this money…
By Nick Palmer There's no doubt from canvassing that people want us to focus on the economy right now. I keep having the entirely novel experience of constituents who usually pursue me on the state of the pavements or the need for more…
By Alex Smith Let's face it, in our generally tolerant society there is no demographic group subject to such open, snarling prejudice and condescension as frequently as our urban working class. It's become accepted, almost encouraged in the…
By Lesley Griffiths AM As world leaders gather in Davos in a few days time, for the start of the 39th annual World Economic Forum, the contrast in the agenda from last year's event could hardly be more stark. The 'diet' served up for…
From LabourList A weighty report by the think tank Centre for Cities outlines those towns and cities who are well placed to withstand the recession and those who have very real challenges. It's interesting to note just how far all towns and…
By Will Straw David Cameron's speech on Thursday was an attempt to set out his governing philosophy. Unfortunately it ignored even the most basic principles of logic. Let's start with his proposition about Labour's "record." Cameron sets…
From LabourList Of course it is bad news that the Tory lead is, according to today's Independent, now at 15 points. It is depressing and worrying for any Labour supporter to hear such news. But we need to realise that a negative public…
By Derek Draper The Lords scandal brings back unhappy memories for me, and others have not been slack in drawing parallels. Peter Oborne calls me a "sleazebag" and says I should not be allowed to campaign for Labour. The truth is my own…
By Alastair Campbell Philip Gould, whom God preserve, has a theory about me: that today's irritation becomes tomorrow's obsession. (I freely admit to being both irritable and obsessive). So up to the age of 40 odd, I had no time for…
By Alex Smith Some of us may not like it, but we all know that digital technology, and emailing in particular, is an everyday part of modern life. So after weeks of conjecture and fretted behind-the-scenes decision making, one of the…
