Market abuse should lead to jail
This week in the European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee Euro MPs backed by a massive majority my…
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Who actually won this election?
A month on, it’s still not clear just who won the Dutch election. Was it the sitting Prime…
A lament for Lamont’s Labour
“Damn it all, you can’t have the crown of thorns and the thirty pieces of silver” Bevan once…
Could a Financial Transaction Tax be the answer to the local government squeeze?
Ed Miliband’s One Nation Labour has, it seems, got more immediate traction than his responsible versus predatory capitalism…
The real Aspiration Nation needs a vision of hope, not despair
In searching for a purpose for his Government, Cameron has conceded and turned distinctively to the right. On…
Cameron can cut off the rotting limb – but the gangrene has already spread
I knew Andrew Mitchell was toast a few weeks ago. It was a week or so after “pleb-gate” and…
A London Primary would be wrong for the Labour Party
By Rt Hon John Spellar MP and Luke Akehurst After a very united and positive Labour Party Annual…
Labour’s newfound maturity and seriousness
Conference, for many, will have seemed a decidedly small-scale affair on finding a reduced secure zone and a…
‘Follow the money’: opening up access to information
It was recently revealed that Atos, the controversial sponsor of the Paralympics receive £3bn in public money through…
Osborne’s share ‘bribe’ is a con
So this Government wants people to feel invested in the companies that they work for. To do this…
