The Left and Marriage: Why Labour should back marriage tax credits
This weekend we saw two interlinked stories about Tory dysfunction on marriage. However, while they infight, it may…
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The Tories haven’t given up…
Last Tuesday’s vote in the House of Commons on parliamentary boundaries was a good victory for the Labour…
Speculate to generate interest
Just because it’s conventional wisdom it doesn’t mean it’s true. Conventional political wisdom tells us that leadership speculation…
Ed Miliband is not Tony Blair – he’ll need to seize power in his own way
It’s now well known that the single greatest explanation for Labour’s steady lead in the polls is the…
Getting young people ready to go it alone
By Stephen Twigg MP and Lucy Rigby When we speak to parents about education, they are concerned about…
A Living Wage for all should be Labour’s mission
Last week The Resolution Foundation and the IPPR published a joint report “Beyond the Bottom Line”, which outlined…
Could “Everyman Ed” replace “Red Ed”?
This morning Ed Miliband wrote a piece for The Sun. That’s a point that’s worth noting on its…
An Inconvenient Marriage
This week has not been – as the Lib Dem Press Office cringingly likes to put it –…
The Childcare Crisis: The Government’s plans are confused and dangerous
This week saw the government unveil part of its much-heralded plan to help families meet the costs of…
PMQs Verdict: Cameron’s foolish hubris is catching up with him
At PMQs just a few short months ago, David Cameron let slip a phrase that may come to…
