Labour must fight the introduction of US-style employment laws
Conservative Party Chairman Grant Shapps MP has said that a future Tory government will reform employment law to…
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Jim Messina is a superb hire for the Tories – I wish Labour had hired him
The news that Obama’s 2012 Campaign Manager Jim Messina will be advising the Tories on the 2015 election…
Did Boris Johnson mislead the public over plans to “end rough sleeping”?
In 2008 Boris Johnson made a bold pledge to end rough sleeping in London by the end of…
If you live in an ethnically diverse area – your rights are more likely to be doubted
Two weeks ago the Home Office announced that it would be displaying ‘Go Home’ posters in Brent, Hounslow,…
David Cameron didn’t “veto an EU treaty” but the Tories continue to say he did
The Tories persist in claiming, absolutely falsely, that in December 2011 David Cameron courageously and patriotically “vetoed an…
We need to abolish the House of Lords
The Peerage Act of 1963, passed fifty years ago this week, was the first democratic challenge to the…
My friend, Baroness Doreen Lawrence
Very few people have as profound an effect on society as Doreen Lawrence has had on Britain over…
Cameron is trying to stack the Lords – but the Labour leadership have no right to complain about it
Today (or perhaps tomorrow) the palace will announce around 30 new peers – 15 for the Tories, 10…
The Minimum Wage – where are we 15 years on?
For many in the Labour movement, July 31st, 1998, isn’t a memorable date: it’s no 1900 ‘Khaki election’,…
The narrowing polls are a worry – but worse, Labour MPs fear there’s a sense of “drift”
Today’s ComRes poll for the Independent has the Labour lead over the Tories down to just 3 points,…
