And they’re off! The Tory leadership race is underway
It’s almost as if someone in Whitehall has been leaning on the fast forward button. This government has…
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We may be seeing a political realignment before our eyes
We live in strange times politically. It is odd in so many ways that you can stop seeing…
The SNP cannot continue to talk Left and Act Right
This week saw the stage 2 reading of the Procurement Reform Bill at the Scottish Parliament. Scotland spends…
Immigration has to be a two-way deal
Over the centuries, migrants coming to this country to make a better life for themselves and their children…
The Syrian conflict is three years old, and things are bleak
I’ve arrived in Lebanon for my first ever visit to the country. My immediate impressions are that it’s…
In Focus: Britain’s Global Role Policy Commission
This is the latest blog focusing on Labour’s democratic policy making process, Agenda 2015. You can read last…
Can my generation afford to have kids?
Ed Miliband has said before that the “Promise of Britain” means each generation will be better off the…
On Contribution – and why it needs re-thinking
In his Hugo Young lecture Ed Miliband talked about the new culture and re-distribution of power that underpins…
It’s time to allow members to nominate candidates for leader
The overwhelming decision of the special conference is rightly seen as a triumph for Ed Miliband. I confess…
PMQs Verdict: If people wonder why Clegg is loathed by the Labour Party – let today be your answer
Miliband is talking about Europe. Cameron is in the Middle East. So of course that means it’s time…
