Ed Miliband’s problem? He’s trying to please everyone
The day after his barnstorming speech at Labour party conference in Brighton last year, Ed Miliband sat down…
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NHS competition chaos: why we need to protect the health service
In November, the Royal Brompton hospital in West London announced a major new program of investment to be…
Labour’s next majority
In the hustle and bustle of an election campaign, often the hardest thing is being able to see…
We should help companies pay a better wage to bring down our welfare bill
Today we’ve seen a procession of campaigners and politicians take to the news channels to tie themselves in…
David Cameron: less global statesperson, more Idiot Abroad
As talks continue here in Brussels over the next President of the European Commission, David Cameron’s handling of…
We need to strengthen British science – because British science will strengthen Britain
During last month’s local elections, I saw first-hand the concern people have about the future. Like 50 years…
The Labour leader Miliband most resembles? Clem Attlee
The capacity of the Labour Party to go into headless chicken mode never fails to amaze me. Reading…
The ongoing problem of youth unemployment and what to do about it
Britain’s youth are better educated than any generation before them, and they’re desperate to work. In spite of…
Showing now at the Ritzy Cinema, Brixton: a local dispute of national importance
On Saturday, the Ritzy Picturehouse in Brixton was closed for the sixth time due to a series of…
Whatever happened to Labour’s moral crusade?
Who’d be a British political leader at the moment? Clegg is “toxic”. Cameron looks set to lose the Juncker…
