A Labour victory is not acceptable to the guardians of the free market fundamentalist order
The Daily Mail’s stomach-churning attack on Ed Miliband’s father – and him by association – is a warning.…
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We need a radical new approach to tackling youth unemployment
In his speech to the Labour conference, Ed Miliband argued that young people who leave school and find…
Votes at 16 can help address the widening gap between people and politics
When 16- and 17-year-olds were given the vote for the 2014 Scottish independence referendum, it created a cast-iron…
For high aspiration for all our children, vote Labour
This party conference season marks for many commentators and psephologists the starting line for the next General Election.…
On the NHS, Cameron and Hunt should be apologising, not expecting applause
This afternoon, all we heard were more desperate attempts from Jeremy Hunt to blame anyone but himself for…
The Daily Mail’s comments about Ed Miliband’s father will offend veterans everywhere
As a former soldier, I felt compelled to respond to the Daily Mail’s unfair attack on a fellow…
The Mail are part of the Tory election machine – Miliband must treat them as such
I’d love to tell you I was surprised when I heard that the Daily Mail had smeared Ed…
The Daily Mail is a Scorpion – to sting is its nature
Scorpions. Great survivors. As a species they are more predator than producer. You have to handle them with…
How we can learn from Shirley – and save untold sums in our health and social care system
Shirley was an elderly person who lived in Barnsley and had significant health and social care needs. Local…
In service to the common good
I’ve had the great honour in my life to be part of two institutions whose role in this…
