The EU Budget explained
We are hearing a lot at the moment about the EU Budget and the wrangling surrounding it. I thought…
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Of course we should give 16 year olds the vote
There are several claims made for votes at 16 which are decidedly spurious. I don’t believe – for…
This is the politics of a government that divides
George Osborne’s decision to cut the top rate of tax for the richest was the moment this government’s…
We need a public inquiry into blacklisting
Last month I wrote an article for LabourList explaining the background to the blacklisting scandal in the construction…
PMQs verdict: You don’t need debating crutches Ed, so stop using them…
This week’s PMQs felt in many ways like a repeat of last week’s. Cameron outperformed Miliband, but more…
How likely are by-election upsets tomorrow?
Tomorrow the Labour Party faces its latest electoral challenge with three by-elections taking place simultaneously. All three seats…
Closing the Innovation Gap
It is hard to believe that the United Kingdom, the birthplace of those that gave us the World…
How Labour can support small businesses – the lifeblood of our economy – from opposition
Although Labour are out of office nationally, there is still much we can do to support the small…
The Tory electoral position is weak – they’ve just admitted it
The Tories are around ten points behind in the polls, but they still display an admirable amount of…
A 21st century scandal
There is no more visible and tragic sign of the failure of housing policy than people sleeping rough…
