North Korea is a timely reminder that the world is still dangerous
It is a measure of the sometimes spectacular insularity of British politics that the world can be at…
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Her legacy is of a deeply divided and unhappy country of the haves and the have-nots
I had always promised myself that on the day I heard the news that Margaret Thatcher had finally…
Full employment could be the silver bullet for Labour
Reading the reaction to yesterday’s news that Labour plans to revive the contributory principle in welfare, you’d think…
Don’t ignore them, mobilise the SDNVs
I often have two thoughts when I see all those Labour types tweeting about being out on the…
Mick Philpott, George Osborne and the Bankers: Distraction, Division and Deceit
Mick Philpott, a violent husband and father of seventeen, an adulterer, killed his children because you made him.…
In the bleak welfare winter, there are some glimmers of hope…
Welfare has barely been out of the headlines of late. The last few weeks alone have seen the…
Labour must exploit the Conservatives’ Housing Weakness to the Full
Back when I was still a student in India during the 1980’s, I was astonished to learn about…
Memo to aspiring candidates for Hornsey & Wood Green: Cracking Lynne’s Omelettes
Hornsey & Wood Green will soon start selecting their candidate in what I am glad will be an…
The ambition to change the Labour Party exists – but does the will?
This has been something of a rollercoaster week for those of us who want the Labour Party to…
For an honest debate on welfare spending; we need a Department for OAPs
It has been a historic week for our welfare system. Seven million families with at least one person…
