The situation in Gaza is bad, but to compare it to the Holocaust is grotesque. Yasmin Qureshi should apologise
As I rule I try to write about the Middle East only when necessary so as to avoid…
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Christine Lagarde – a champion for Labour’s diagnosis of the UK’s ills?
With the general election in sight, it is easy to focus on the numbers. That is, the polling…
A woman’s place is in the house…of Commons
This week’s PMQ’s was hugely insightful; whether you believe Ed Miliband’s action was a “stunt” or not, there is no…
Get your clause out of our NHS – why you should be aware of Clause 118
By Rachael Maskell How do you get around a humiliating defeat in the law courts? Well if you’re Jeremy Hunt,…
Labour must find a way of working with Cameron to save the union
This morning David Cameron made a much trumpeted speech on the importance of the union ahead of Scotland’s…
Labour must place empowerment at the centre of Labour’s economic policy
In a heavily trailled speech Jon Cruddas will endorse the broad direction of a new report from the…
Ed’s party reforms are a good start – but we need to go further
I was grateful to The Guardian for a leaked copy of Ray Collins’ report from his wide ranging…
Zero tolerance to female genital mutilation
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is one of the most brutal forms of violence against women and girls. Defiling,…
10 key moments in Labour’s LGBT history
1) Amy Lame’s hen night… 2) Chris Smith comes out 3) Michael Cashman takes equality to the living…
What does success look like?
Can you ever envisage yourself being delighted that a local hospital has been closed? Or a police station?…
