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I’ll never forget the call from the Metropolitan Police on the Monday of Labour Party conference, September 2011,…
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PMQs Verdict: Is this the best Parliament in the world? Or the worst? Actually it’s both
We’ve seen at least two sides of our Parliament in the past 24 hours – perhaps more. Last…
The Francis Report is a savage indictment of the cuts necessary to achieve privatisation
By Rachel Maskell The Francis Report into the tsunami of failings at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust is a…
The Government have u-turned on improving the lives of families with disabled children
David Cameron went into the last general election claiming that his Government would be the ‘most family friendly…
This is not an issue of religious freedom; it is a democratic choice
Though not religious myself these days, I have deep respect, affection and admiration for work that churches do…
Let’s rejoice in the fact that people who love each other will be able to marry. Because there’s a lot of joy in that.
At about 7pm tonight when MPs vote to introduce historic equal marriage legislation, David Cameron will rightly get…
Labour has nothing to lose in Eastleigh and should throw the kitchen sink at it
Eastleigh wouldn’t be at the top of my list of seats where I’d be pleased by the prospect…
What’s going on at the MoD?
On Tuesday evening last week David Cameron said he wanted to ring-fence the entire defence budget from 2015.…
HS2 could link the North to Europe
The Government’s HS2 plans were opened to public consultation last week and broadly welcomed by business and political…
Huhne’s demise presents Labour with a glorious opportunity for political mischief
Where did it all go wrong? A former journalist, banker and MEP, who only entered the House of…
