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By Anthony Parker The bells of old Big Ben The deceiver concocts his mysterious schemes to the bells of old Big Ben, Bereft of free will, he crawls on his knees to the lord of number 10. You can cover the cut with a bandage, You can drug us…
By Julian Ware-Lane Keith Dribble has written an interesting piece for Progress on third-placed Labour candidates. It could include second-placed candidates where second really is a long way from the winning line. I finished third this year…
By Imran Ahmed Ken Clarke, the cuddly fag-peddling Justice Secretary, is on a collision course with his base: the Daily Mail ideologues that demand more people in jail and an expansion of sentencing, with the releaseof today's White Paper…
By Emma Hoddinott Saturday was the first meeting of the National Policy Forum since I was elected by party members in Yorkshire and Humber over the summer. The purpose of the day was to launch a new direction for our party in terms of party…
By Grace Fletcher-Hackwood / @msgracefh "This Christmas, you can give Parliament a new Liberal Democrat MP" That's from the email the Lib Dems have sent out to their members in the North West, encouraging them to come campaigning in Oldham…
By Emma Burnell / @scarletstand Yesterday I attended my first ever National Policy Forum. I'm sure there were plenty there who have been old hands on the Forum who will have more to compare the day to, but my impression of the day was a…
By Conor Pope / @conorpope My post for Labourlist after the last student protest got a bit of a mixed reception. I heartily condemned the occupation of Millbank Tower, the criminal damage that took place and any notion that these actions…
By Cat Smith / @cateysmith I was struck by a statistic this week from a Department of Health press release - a woman is raped or sexually assaulted every ten minutes in the UK. Each week 1,000 women are subjected to rape or attempted rape…
Diary of a Benefit Scrounger By Sue Marsh Under the bed? In a long forgotten tin on the sideboard? In a winter coat pocket not checked since last year? Do politicians really have to make their contempt for us so clear? We have just spent…
By Kevin Peel / @kevpeel I'm angry. I'm angry that Labour lost the election. I'm angry that we're being blamed for the mess caused by reckless bankers operating in a global economic system. I'm angry that the Tory-led government is using…
By Grace Fletcher-Hackwood / @msgracefh Yesterday I, along with dozens of other activists from across the North West, headed to the hills for the first weekend of fighting to keep Oldham East & Saddleworth Labour. (The Lib Dems were out as…
By Andrew Lewin In 2003 I made the decision to join the Liberal Democrats. I did so as a young student passionate about politics and confident I was joining a party that shared my convictions about our society. I had quickly grown to…
