The Thatcher-introduced settlement is now under pressure as never before
I was elected to Leeds City Council during the miners’ strike, perhaps the defining domestic event in her…
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Cameron remains marooned between what Conservative backbenchers demand and what European leaders will accept
David Cameron might have received a warm welcome as he arrived at Schloss Meseberg with his family, but…
Thatcher’s legacy in the coalfields was devastation – and the bitterness is still felt today
By Dan Jarvis MP and Michael Dugher MP Much has been said and written this week about Margaret…
If the headlines are to be believed, young people have no place in public office
There’s no whitewashing the fact that Paris Brown said some pretty nasty things about immigrants and homosexuals when…
What is Margaret Thatcher’s economic legacy?
The reflections on Margaret Thatcher’s legacy this week have shown how difficult it remains to get the right…
Labour wants to raise the bar for corporations to bring a claim of defamation – but do the Tories?
One of key reasons for the introduction of the Defamation Bill was to protect journalists and small publication…
The nationwide reaction to Margaret Thatcher’s death is one of embittered polarisation
Loved and loathed. Adored and despised. Beatified by some, abhorred by others. The nationwide reaction to Margaret Thatcher’s…
Don’t close your ears just because it’s Tony
Tony Blair has a problem, partly of his own making. No matter what he says many people will…
Labour’s ‘angry brigade’ has misunderstood Blair’s message
Shortly after Tony Blair became leader of the Labour Party, the BBC began running Caroline Ahern’s mock talk…
Cameron makes his “bastard” dilemma a problem for UK citizens
Europe has always been the Tory’s Achilles heel, since John Major was brought down by his “bastard” backbenchers.…
