Decommissioning the commissioners
Labour should pledge to abolish police commissioners. Halfway through the Parliament, the Coalition has gained an impressive reputation…
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Football is a game that should be for the many and not the few
By Oliver Deed and Andrew Pope At a time of economic difficulty, football stands out as an industry that seems,…
Ed Miliband and the importance of Hope
Anyone feeling gloomy? It’s snowing in March, the economy is a mess, and we’ve got a bungling, disreputable…
Labour needs to understand hope
Life is really difficult at the moment. We’re being ground down. By despair, by uncertainty, by the relentless,…
Welfare sanctions vote – the fallout continues
The fallout from Tuesday’s welfare sanctions vote – and the sizeable Labour rebellion – has rumbled on into…
The importance of remembering Sharpeville
Today, in 1960, 69 South African protestors were shot and killed by the police outside the police station…
The Jobseekers Bill is difficult for Labour – but I think we’ve made the right call
People are very angry about the Jobseekers Bill currently before Parliament. Labour MP’s are furious. Labour councillors and…
The welfare sanctions vote was Labour’s own Omnishambles
The significance of the welfare sanctions vote on Tuesday night has been (unsurprisingly) overlooked by the media in…
Yesterday’s Labour Workfare Masssacre
This morning, like the night after Agincourt, lefties like me scanned the bloody, burnt out social media #workfare…
PMQs Verdict: Miliband knows you don’t fire your best shots when no-one is watching
PMQs happened this afternoon. It bears pointing out, as with the Budget happening immediately afterwards, hardly anyone is…
