We are where we are
The minute Salmond trailed his White Paper Scotland’s Future: your guide to an independent Scotland as ‘The most comprehensive blueprint…
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A much shorter working week would lead to a fairer economy
Too often during the recession there has been a crude assumption that if people could only find more…
How to move the immigration debate on
It’s the longest running play since Mousetrap. Politician X says something on immigration to respond to popular anxieties…
Lessons from China
“Be scared, be very scared” was the rather chilling advice that ended my trade trip to China last…
U-turns are now David Cameron’s trademark – whether they happen or not
Earlier this morning the BBC were reporting that the government had approached energy companies asking them to “hold”…
We must continue to fight the good gay fight
This week has been a milestone for equality. Mind you, we’ve had quite a few of those this…
Will Labour win in South Thanet?
They say that a week is a long time in politics and that has certainly been true in…
Stand up and be counted
Back in September, Ed Miliband declared his ambition to create a mass membership Party and said “change is…
The Confidence Trick
Labour have a firm poll lead, intellectual coherence and vision, unity and momentum. None of which can be…
Londoners should be wary of narrow market driven thinking
Boris Johnson’s proposal to close virtually every ticket office on the London Underground got relatively little publicity. Partly …
