This is a full-blown humanitarian crisis – can you help?
Imagine if it had been us. Up to 10,000 dead, more than half a million displaced. Schools and…
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EU-US trade deal: don’t let the government sign us up to a privateers’ charter
The second round of negotiations concludes today in Brussels for a trade deal between the European Union and…
The Commonwealth’s reputation on Human Rights is at risk
The human cost of the conflict in Sri Lanka is yet to be truly and verifiably confirmed but…
Heating or Eating?
This week the Bedroom Tax was upheld after a Labour-led motion calling for its abolition was defeated in…
Will Labour invest big time in council housing?
Back in 2009 John Healey, the then Housing Minister, consulted on reforming the way council housing was funded…
British public say “Recovery? What recovery?”
The economy is growing, and both Osborne and Cameron have been keen to stress the importance of the…
Community campaigning compliments the doorstep
I’ll be the first to admit it: I’m a doorstep campaigning true believer. As a Labour activist and…
Blunkett’s views on Roma integration deserve better than Farage
Following a break from the media glare, this week David Blunkett issued a characteristically forthright warning about the…
The right-wing militant tendency driving education policy
Many teachers already think that Michael Gove’s policies border on lunacy, and a leaked thesis by one of the…
There’s no point in Labour “apologising” or “admitting mistakes” on immigration – because no-one is listening
So Jack Straw has written that Labour “messed up” by allowing large numbers of people from Eastern Europe…
