How should Labour organise in the South?
The Southern Taskforce has outlined a distinctive Labour story for the south, rooted in the real issues of…
Comment
Ed has assured us that “Scrounger Rhetoric” is off the menu
When I heard Ed was to give a “big” welfare speech, my heart sank. Not again, I thought.…
Labour’s welfare cap is a largely symbolic gimmick – but it works as a communication device
It would be easy to be dismissive of Labour’s proposed welfare cap on policy grounds. It would be…
How politicians treat people really matters
I’m not always polite. When discussing issues with people I think are wrong, I don’t always keep my…
Ignore the media spin, this is the welfare speech Ed Miliband will actually give today
I received several emails and text messages last night from Labour activists and even a few MPs, all…
Ed Balls isn’t knifing universalism. By making Labour electable, he might just be saving it
The most controversial part of Ed Balls’ recent speech was his plan to cut the winter fuel allowance…
Labour must not forget the economic costs of child poverty
By Alison Garnham As the Chancellor prepares the ground for this month’s spending review and Labour starts to provide…
PMQs Verdict: Ed should have shown “iron discipline” and talked about the economy
This week the Labour Party is rigorously focussed on spending and the economy. On Monday Ed Balls made…
The honest seekers of truth and justice shouldn’t be made to carry the can for a few rotten parliamentarians
The latest lobbying scandal follows barely three years from the last one. Then, three former Ministers, Geoff Hoon,…
We’re better together
By Kirsty O’Brien London is a world city so it’s no wonder tens of thousands of Scots like…
