I don’t want to be socially mobile, ta
Social Mobility. It’s one of those phrases that we bandy about, that we have filed under ‘Good Things’.…
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Tell us the truth, Ed
Next Sunday I will be attending a memorial service for Geoffrey Goodman, who died a year ago at…
Next May there is a big choice for the British people on social security
This weekend we’ve seen desperate attempts by the Tories to hide the truth of their failed record on…
Labour conference, Ed Miliband and the English question
With all the usual attention to the policy thrust of the Leader’s speech, too few commentators recognised the…
Where is Labour going on housing?
If Labour Conference was great for the Health Service, it was something of a disaster for housing. Statements…
Exposing UKIP for what they are
I was born in Doncaster Royal Infirmary, less than a mile and a half from where UKIP are…
Six answers for Jeremy Hunt – and six questions
Today Labour activists will be out in force across the country to campaign on the NHS. They’ll have…
However MPs voted on airstrikes – they must now hold the government to account
Britain is now at war with ISIL. At some point over the weekend that will cease to be…
Labour’s Mayoral hopefuls can become activists for a more equal London
“It was never my intention to nibble around the edges with policies of timid maintenance; I ran to…
Ed Miliband has made the right call on Iraq. Now he must make the right call on Syria too
Today Ed Miliband will stand in Parliament, and back the government’s plans for airstrikes against ISIL in Iraq.…
