Balls vs Osborne – a review
I watched the Banking regulation debate yesterday. I’ve watched a lot of “debates”. Watched literally hundreds of parliamentarians…
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Libor, Lies and Labour: what comes after the Diamond geezer?
It was certainly Diamond but it never looked like being a golden moment. The performance of the ex-chief…
LabourList readers don’t want Blair or Brown back
Despite his re-engagement with British politics, LabourList reader wouldn’t take Tony Blair back as PM – and the…
Why do we tolerate these slum landlords?
Like over 20% of households in the UK, I rent my home from a private landlord. Private renting…
Is “Progressive” a meaningless term?
I was asked this week to contribute to a conference on ‘progressivism’ organised by the University of Nottingham…
Should Ed commit to an In/Out referendum on the EU?
With Cameron lurching from sceptic to “statesman” on the issue of Europe, struggling to remain relevant on the…
What the Tories have in mind for Police and Crime Commissioners…
The debate about ‘politics and policing’ is stepping up a gear or two. The announcement by Simon Weston…
What has the Barclays scandal got to do with day to day life?
When we hear about bad behaviour from our banks, like the Barclays interest rate rigging scandal, the first…
PMQs verdict: I felt embarrassed for the Prime Minister
Cameron must have thought things were finally starting to go his way. This morning’s papers had begun to…
UK leads the way to changes in media policy across Europe
At the moment, the issue of protecting the principles of media freedom and media plurality is high on…
