Labour Preston and a post-Capitalist world
When the city of Preston is mentioned people usually think of our favourite sons Nick Park, Tom Finney…
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The link is positive for Labour
To start by saying the Labour Party/Trade Union link is far from perfect might seem like mealy mouthed…
The wild west and women
On Wednesday, a victory for women was won. After 35,000 people signed a petition asking that women remain…
Do Primaries damage Multi-Party Democracy?
In 1994 I voted for John Prescott and Margaret Beckett and got Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. In…
How about “a real voice inside the party” for members, Ed?
Earlier this week Ed Miliband spoke about his proposed Labour-union reforms, telling an audience in South London that:…
Of babies and bathwater
No, this isn’t a post about the Royal Baby. It’s a post about a type debate I get…
Labour needs to back Archbishop Welby against Wonga
My part of England has a shrinking number of local financial institutions. The Nationwide Building Society closed its…
It’s time to really mend the Labour/Trade Union Relationship
News that the police have dropped their inquiry into the Falkirk selection because of a lack of evidence…
I genuinely didn’t think “normal” people could be politicians – now I am one…
As Ed Miliband has said, we are facing a crisis in our politics. Record numbers of people feel…
Lynton Crosby is the showman – but Mark Textor is the real deal
Lynton Crosby, the ad man who likes his own PR a little too much, has become the barnacle…
