Bringing the Living Wage to Scotland – an idea whose time has come
“An idea whose time has come”. Not my words, nor even those of the Living Wage Foundation, on…
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I’d never been called a Nazi before – until this summer…
I’ve been called a “Nazi” twice this summer. Well, once really. One time what they actually said was…
Is it time for Labour and the LibDems to start talking?
“…let me be clear: I have repeatedly stated that coalition government will not occur unless it is preceded…
An open letter to Bradford Labour Party, from Tower Hamlets – how to handle Galloway
Dear Bradford West Labour Party, Congratulations on your local election results in May. You managed to contain the…
How high rents trap would-be homeowners
Britain’s housing crisis continues to deteriorate. The latest twist was the revelation that the cost of renting in…
The end of one journey for Hackney – and the start of another
The end of the Olympics marked the end of two amazing weeks for Hackney – the final step…
Why did coastal towns stop voting Labour? And how do we win them back?
This week Rob Williams argued in his article on coastal towns that they were a key battleground for…
In defence of The Sun
Boy meets girl. Boy takes girl back to penthouse apartment for a game of ‘strip billiards’. Boy is…
What people think about when they think about public services…
‘Public’, ‘service’, ‘reform’. The very words are enough to make any long-time observer of Labour’s policy wrangles tremble.…
We need to avoid NHS knee-jerks
The NHS provides a range of invaluable services. Foremost among these has to be the testing of knee…
