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Ed’s inbox – February 18th

By Mark Ferguson

By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk If Ed Miliband could only read five blogposts each day, he'd read these ones... Pickles has made only ONE ministerial visit in SIX months - Left Foot Forward By Shamik Das It's fast becoming a week to…

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Ed’s inbox – February 16th

By Mark Ferguson

By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk If Ed Miliband could only read five blogposts each day, he'd read these ones... Tom Watson finds a new voter group: the Ed Miliband Tory - Labour Uncut By Tom Watson While holding my tie in his clenched…

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Ed’s inbox – February 14th

By Mark Ferguson

By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk If Ed Miliband could only read five blogposts each day, he'd read these ones... Never the Same Again - David Miliband By David Miliband William Hague's statement to Parliament today was pretty flat. It…

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Ed’s inbox: February 4th

By Mark Ferguson

By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk If Ed Miliband could only read five blogposts each day, he'd read these ones... In the coming chaos, the Tory Right could be Labour's best friends - Hopi Sen By Hopi Sen A thought that's been rolling in my…

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Life is getting harder for people here in Barnsley

By Dan Jarvis

By Dan Jarvis / @dan4barnsley It is a huge honour to have been selected as the Labour Party candidate for Barnsley Central. My whole working life has been dedicated to public service. That's what first took me into the British Army where I…

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Young Labour needs some teeth

By Kevin Peel

By Kev Peel (LGBT Officer, Young Labour National Committee) and James Anthony (Trade Union Rep, Young Labour National Committee) Election time is always exciting, and currently a new young batch are vying for positions on the Young Labour…

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Ed’s inbox: February 1st

By Mark Ferguson

By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk If Ed Miliband could only read five blogposts each day, he'd read these ones... How left wing are you? - Liberal Conspiracy By Jim Jepps YouGov has come out with a fascinating survey on how left/right wing…

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Ever wanted to gnaw your arm off at a CLP meeting?

By Sue Marsh

Diary of a benefit scrounger By Sue Marsh Have you ever sat through a Constituency Labour Party (CLP) meeting? Have you ever wanted to gnaw your own arm off while someone stumbles through an Agenda so long it feels like you've been there…

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A silent protest

By Sue Marsh

Diary of a Benefit Scrounger By Sue Marsh Up and down the country today, protest groups, concerned activists, sick and disabled people have been protesting outside the offices of ATOS against the disgrace of ESA and DLA cuts. As yet I've…

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Party Lines: January 5th

By Mark Ferguson

By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk Alan Johnson criticised the Prime Minister today, saying he sounds "foolish" defending the VAT rise: "David Cameron has tried to cover for his Chancellor and ended up sounding foolish." "VAT is clearly a…

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