Enough of the ‘silly season’ – Ed’s up to the task
Having just returned from my summer break(two weeks in the Lake District, especially when coinciding with unusually good…
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5 ways Ed Miliband can get back on the front foot – An open letter
Dear Ed, Welcome back – I hope your holiday in France was restful. You’ve had your phone turned…
Andy Burnham is wrong – Labour doesn’t have until Spring to stop treading water
There’s a great deal of interest today in Andy Burnham’s Guardian interview with Decca Aitkenhead. Whilst some have…
A Royal Mail for the Public
“A single purpose company with no shareholders and that is run solely for the benefit of customers”. This…
An Open Letter to Jim Messina
Dear Jim, Welcome to British politics. We’re all a bit surprised that you have signed up to the…
Does Ed Miliband want a politician AND a strategist to run the General Election campaign?
Earlier this week I argued that running a General Election campaign was a job for a professional campaign…
We can’t all be right and we can’t all be popular. And sometimes it is impossible to be both…
This week, UKIP MP Godfrey Bloom has got himself in a lot of trouble by using the phrase…
Rising underemployment is exacerbating the cost of living crisis
Under David Cameron working families are facing a massive cost of living crisis. Yet his out of touch…
Jacob Rees-Mogg is wrong about employment rights
This week Labour published a report on falling living standards under the Coalition. The report shows that working…
This is what working on a “zero hours” contract looks like
Caroline is a homecare worker, and is on a “zero hours” contract My name is Caroline, I have…
