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By Mike Haw I sit in neither the Yes2AV camp, nor the No2Av camp. I can't even be considered in the Meh2AV, as I've followed the debate between the two sides with interest, although I could do without the petty squabbling. Where I sit is…
Diary of a benefit scrounger By Sue Marsh I know it's easy to just become noise. "In the third quarter of the blah ESA was tripled by the WCA DLA blah until 2002 when the IB, CA blah..." You've all been very patient, but it's a bit like…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk If Ed Miliband could only read five blogposts each day, he'd read these ones... As Cameron slithers from tactic to tactic, Mandelson and Straw right to defend difficult positions - Alastair Campbell By…
Diary of a benefit scrounger By Sue Marsh On the eve of the second reading of the government's controversial Welfare Reform Bill on March 9th, this stark image of disabled campaigner Kaliya Franklin aims to convey in the most powerful way…
By Adam McNicholas / @adammcnicholas If I had a pound for every time I had heard a Labour Party member speak of the '50,000 new members who have joined the party since May', I could be spending Easter in the Bahamas. If I had a pound for…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk If Ed Miliband could only read five blogposts each day, he'd read these ones... How bleak is the future for the Lib Dems? - Sarah Hayward's Blog By Sarah Hayward Clearly the Barnsley by-election result was…
Update: If you want to make a donation in Mark's name you can do so here to MIND and Mayhew Animal Home. After the sad passing of Mark Hanson yesterday, his friends from across both the Labour Party and online worlds have come together to…
By Louise Haigh This week I was delighted to be asked to speak at an event about internships in my position as secretary of the branch of Unite the Union that represents MPs' staff and interns. I was a tad confused as to why I, a 23-year…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk If Ed Miliband could only read five blogposts each day, he'd read these ones... Why Labour is the Left's only hope - Left Futures By Owen Jones It's a debate that has raged on the left since 1900, when an…
By Robert Peaty On 5th May the country will be going to the polls. Scotland will be voting for their parliament. Wales and Northern Ireland will be electing their assemblies and England their local councils. In addition, the entire nation…
By Darren Jones I had the pleasure this weekend of going back to my university town of Plymouth to attend the Labour South West regional party conference. Hosted in one of the two universities in Plymouth the conference welcomed delegates…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk If Ed Miliband could only read five blogposts each day, he'd read these ones... The time for another Kosovo - Progress By Luke Akehurst I was heartened by Shadow Defence Secretary Jim Murphy's interview…
