IDS has failed spectacularly – why is he still in a job?
So finally today, IDS will face the Work and Pensions Select Committee to answer questions about Universal Credit.…
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Get your act together and your ducks in a row
As psephological indicators go, the Any Questions audience is not entirely reliable. All through the 1980s audience members…
Nelson Mandela and the Conservative Party – forgive, but never forget
‘Forgive,’ urged Nelson Mandela after the battle against apartheid triumphed, ‘but never forget’. He might have had in…
A People’s Railway for Scotland
A new report by rail expert Professor Paul Salveson, commissioned by ASLEF, the Co-operative Party and the Socialist Environment and…
Are the government tackling violence against women? Or just having lots of meetings?
Not long after taking office, Theresa May said that she wanted to end violence against women. Today that…
We need a single mum subsidy, not cash for smug marrieds
This Christmas hundreds of couples across the country will be getting engaged; it’s a traditional time of year…
I have lost a lifelong hero
Every Christmas Eve, my Dad would take us kids to the West End of London. We had traditions…
Labour campaigns matter. And in development they change the world
The Philippines is a long way from home, and for many British families understandably it’s not top of…
The coalition are making a land-grab on Labour territory – we should be encouraged
This Autumn Statement has neatly illustrated the problem that any opposition faces when announcing policies outside of election…
Don’t be fooled by Osborne’s employment rhetoric – it’s a red herring
The figures used by George Osborne in today’s Autumn Statement are nothing more than a confidence trick. The…
