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By Bryan Harrod At the Budget setting meeting in February 2009, Sevenoaks District Council's Tory Leader proposed cuts in the budgets to the Citizens Advice Bureau and other voluntary groups to the tune of £10,000. These proposed cuts had…
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 I know this has been a long time in coming, for which I apologise, but I wanted to let readers know about the progress being made on submitting the New Ideas for a Renewed Movement series to the Party. Over…
By Ellie Gellard / @BevaniteEllie We made it! Our campaign to get Against the Odds to be the Labour Party's next political broadcast has been recognised by Labour HQ and the nation will tonight have the chance to watch some of the party's…
By Ricki Lake Being a carer is hard work. We are not in practise protected by the 48-hour rule, nor health and safety laws. The Government has launched a green paper on caring for older people but help for carers is thin on the ground…
By Ruth Smeeth / @RuthSmeeth For those of you that have met me, you'll know that I am a Burton related bore. I love the town, the community and I am proud to be their Labour PPC. For me, the best thing about being a candidate is getting to…
By Ellie Gellard / @BevaniteEllie On a bright Tuesday morning on the seafront in Brighton the stage was set. Gordon Brown was about to give his "make or break" speech and nerves were in the air. The hall was packed with expectant members…
By Willie Bain Polling day is getting closer and I intend to end the campaign the way I started it - by getting out and about in Glasgow North East to meet as many people as possible and to tell them what I'm about. I'm not a politician…
By Willie Bain Well, it's less than two weeks to go until polling day - time flies when you're having fun. The campaign has been going strong and it's full steam ahead until the 12th of November. This week I've been highlighting how the SNP…
By Philip Honour Jack Straw's performance on Question Time yesterday evening could have been a lot worse, but choosing a sitting minister very nearly worked to Nick Griffin's advantage. By being tied to carefully crafted government lines…
By Gavin Hayes / @compassoffice Postal workers are on strike. They are striking because Royal Mail have left them with no choice. Management intransigence in the face of a simple union request - talks at the conciliation service ACAS…
By Willie Bain Thursday, 22nd October, 2009 Standing on the same street I played on as a child, it made me very proud to officially launch my by-election campaign this week. It was a great moment to stand outside my home in front of my…
By Louise Smith One of Boris Johnson's mayoral manifesto pledges was to increase rape crisis provision in London from one to four Rape Crisis Centres. But after 18 months in office, there are still only "plans" for one centre and the budget…
