A growing economy needs immigration
Since the Eastleigh by-election – where they finished behind UKIP – the Tories have been increasingly attempting to…
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Labour needs to talk about what Thatcher got right
The reaction of those on the left to the death of Mrs Thatcher can, generally speaking, be divided…
Where I’ll be watching Thatcher’s funeral – and what I’ll be thinking
GQ asked me where I’d be watching Margaret Thatcher’s funeral today. Here’s what I told them: “I’ll be…
A fair deal for the countryside? How the Tories set out to “impoverish the rural working class”
Today the government will scrap the Agricultural Wages Board for England & Wales without a vote and without…
The case for licensing bankers
If an incompetent doctor puts at risk the wellbeing of a patient, they could be struck off. If…
A victory for common sense
Ever since moving my amendment to the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill to require letting agents to belong…
Leadership is about more than picking a fight with your party, Mr Blair
Last week Tony Blair made a major intervention that was taken – quite rightly – as an attack…
Michael Gove’s curriculum proposals show that he is a truly conservative Education Secretary
The Department for Education’s consultation on proposed changes to the National Curriculum closes today. The outcome of the…
Labour needs to draw a line under Thatcherism – and Blairism
The harder sections of the media and the Conservative Party tried to make everyone like Baroness Thatcher, the…
Labour’s Lib Dem Dilemma: To be Tribal or Tactical?
In the lead up to the 2015 general election Labour will face a dilemma as to what approach…
