Ed Balls isn’t knifing universalism. By making Labour electable, he might just be saving it
The most controversial part of Ed Balls’ recent speech was his plan to cut the winter fuel allowance…
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Labour must not forget the economic costs of child poverty
By Alison Garnham As the Chancellor prepares the ground for this month’s spending review and Labour starts to provide…
PMQs Verdict: Ed should have shown “iron discipline” and talked about the economy
This week the Labour Party is rigorously focussed on spending and the economy. On Monday Ed Balls made…
The honest seekers of truth and justice shouldn’t be made to carry the can for a few rotten parliamentarians
The latest lobbying scandal follows barely three years from the last one. Then, three former Ministers, Geoff Hoon,…
We’re better together
By Kirsty O’Brien London is a world city so it’s no wonder tens of thousands of Scots like…
What is Labour’s Southern message?
When Ed Miliband set out his vision of One Nation Labour he couldn’t have been more clear: A…
Why Labour are hauling Jeremy Hunt into the Commons tomorrow
That there is now a crisis engulfing England’s A&E services is indisputable. This crisis was made in 10…
Labour must go for contributory welfare, not more means testing
£100 million may not be an awful lot of money in the scheme of things – around 0.05%…
Young Turks: don’t stop now
The original, modest protest over the redevelopment of Istanbul’s Gezi Park has – largely due to a foolishly heavy-handed…
We must champion the decline of the investment bank
In Germany, banking is harnessed and put to work pulling the community forward instead of taking it for…
