Ban the niqab? Or are we missing the point?
One day a Judge asked me, as I was leaving court, what I thought about women wearing face…
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Pro-Europeans have prowled in the corridors of power. Now Labour needs an EU referendum
Amid a summer of discontent within that most fractious of entities, the British Labour Party, a question of…
It’s one year until Scotland decides – here’s 3 ways the SNP campaign is confused
Last night, to mark one year to go until Scotland’s referendum, I participated in a Newsnight debate on…
Five to seven is not enough. We need free school meals for pupils of all ages
Credit where it’s due; this afternoon’s announcement that the Government is rolling out Free School Meals to all…
Forget Grand Designs – we need to self-build if we want better housing
Interested in housing issues? Join LabourList for a free breakfast on Monday 23rd September at Labour Conference to…
The Heygate estate is way out of date. Are plans to regenerate it future-proof?
Interested in housing issues? Join LabourList and Pascal Mittermaier for a free breakfast on Monday 23rd September at…
The Right embarrasses us in Europe; Britain needs Labour to represent it abroad
With UKIP a little known joke on the Continent and the Tories putting their own paranoia ahead of…
Defence: The Lib Dems are part of the problem and would make matters worse
Over the weekend I attended my first ever Lib Dem conference. Don’t worry, I went because I was…
Why we need triple devolution for the City Regions
The cities and city regions must be at the heart of the next Labour manifesto. It is in…
Labour must write neither blank nor bouncing cheques – just a small one for the Royal Mail
Here’s a non-boring answer for shadow cabinet members to offer TV interviewers the next time they’re in the…
