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US midterms: That awful sinking feeling

By Dave Roberts

By Dave Roberts Two weeks ago I joined the campaign to re-elect US Democratic Congressman Ron Klein in Florida District 22, a 70 mile strip running north from Fort Lauderdale to Juno Beach. The District is highly marginal, having fallen to…

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Talk is cheap

By Sue Marsh

Diary of a Benefit Scrounger By Sue Marsh I had some interesting conversations last night. We were talking about the governments reforms to welfare (some of which I support by the way) and I was the only Labour voter in the room. Time and…

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Ideas for electability – suggestions so far

By Mark Ferguson

By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk Last week we asked you to send us your "Ideas for electability", and we've had a fantastic response so far. Thanks to everyone who sent in their sugegstions, and congratulations to Tom Sacold, who wins a…

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The forgotten generation

By Susan Nash

By Susan Nash Tonight's news will be awash with the responses, the commentary the fallout of today's dramatic slash and burn spending cuts. However wont probably wont be reported is the devastating impact of these cuts on us; the next…

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Sign LCID’s letter to Ed Miliband

By David Taylor MP

By David Taylor and the LCID Team The Labour Campaign for International Development is calling on LabourList readers to co-sign our letter to Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP as the new Leader of the Labour Party. From his time as Climate Change…

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