The Commonwealth’s reputation on Human Rights is at risk
The human cost of the conflict in Sri Lanka is yet to be truly and verifiably confirmed but…
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Heating or Eating?
This week the Bedroom Tax was upheld after a Labour-led motion calling for its abolition was defeated in…
Will Labour invest big time in council housing?
Back in 2009 John Healey, the then Housing Minister, consulted on reforming the way council housing was funded…
British public say “Recovery? What recovery?”
The economy is growing, and both Osborne and Cameron have been keen to stress the importance of the…
Community campaigning compliments the doorstep
I’ll be the first to admit it: I’m a doorstep campaigning true believer. As a Labour activist and…
Blunkett’s views on Roma integration deserve better than Farage
Following a break from the media glare, this week David Blunkett issued a characteristically forthright warning about the…
The right-wing militant tendency driving education policy
Many teachers already think that Michael Gove’s policies border on lunacy, and a leaked thesis by one of the…
There’s no point in Labour “apologising” or “admitting mistakes” on immigration – because no-one is listening
So Jack Straw has written that Labour “messed up” by allowing large numbers of people from Eastern Europe…
3 ways Labour could help your local pub
Under Ed Miliband Labour is the Party of small business. Our pledges to freeze energy bills and cut…
Dear Mr Duncan Smith – you are a coward
Dear Iain, As you may know, today there’s a debate in the Commons on the “Bedroom Tax” –…
