Who’d be an MP?
MPs are paid pretty well. That’s certainly true and it’s is worth saying right at the top. But…
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Labour’s London primary could be a platform for real change
As a participant in four London Mayoral elections and two full Labour selections I had my own concerns…
Cruddas points the way to the biggest transformation of government since 1945
In his Hugo Young lecture earlier this week, Ed Miliband set out a vision for a Labour government…
PMQs verdict: Cameron is up to his neck in flooding
Today’s PMQs looked like it was going to be one of those relatively sedate, quiet and polite sessions…
Can Scotland help England to be One Nation?
There are those in the Scottish Labour Party who are always happy to blame the 2007 introduction of…
Today, I want to rid the country of the hated Bedroom Tax
Ten minute rule bills allow parliamentarians to bring in front of the house a bill relating to an…
Labour is failing to represent a new generation of ethnic minorities
Not long after he became Prime Minister, Gordon Brown faced a key test of his leadership in 2007:…
“How is the European campaign going? You tell me”
As a European candidate, when I join activists for campaigning I often get asked “how is the European…
Dear Tristram, why we don’t cross picket lines…
Dear Tristram, I’m saddened to have to write to you like this. Truth be told I’ve been quite…
Is Labour really serious about devolving power to local government?
A radical shift to where the power in Britain lies – away from Whitehall and to the people.…
