Debate Verdict: Say hello to “Commander-in-Chief” Obama
The big fear for Democrats tonight was that the President of the United States wouldn’t turn up and…
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If the government thinks Police are “plebs”, what must it think of the unemployed youth?
Last week, the unemployment figures for June to August, showing that 50,000 young people have managed to find…
A highly unpredictable set of elections
Now that nominations have closed for the Police and Crime Commissioner elections we can have a better stab…
Bring back Alastair Campbell
There have been suggestions recently that Alastair Campbell may make a return to frontline politics as an MP.…
The police must learn lessons from Orgreave – as well as Hillsborough
Most of us are pleased to see police on the beat; we don’t flinch when we come into…
Cameron’s bad week for the UK’s real engagement in Europe
At Friday’s EU Banking Summit David Cameron had a meeting in a side room with the rump of…
The savaging of Angela Merkel
During the 2005 election, Angela Merkel found herself fending off claims that she would be the German answer…
Today is an anniversary George Osborne won’t want to celebrate
After yesterday’s ‘great train snobbery’ George Osborne is this morning waking up to an anniversary that nobody will…
#Oct20 needs to be a march for everyone
Within the trade union and labour movement, we know that this Government is busy doing everything it can…
SNP’s NATO stance raises questions and concerns
Today the SNP debate whether to drop their historic opposition to NATO membership. They want credit for this,…
