We need to have serious debate about what local government is for
A lot has happened since conference 2011. Two of the most significant things are a shift back to…
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Two years of Ed Miliband – the scorecard
Today marks the second anniversary of Ed Miliband’s election as Labour leader. In a few days the party…
David Laws and the 50% tax rate – is this worse than calling a cop a pleb?
In her Guardian article today, Polly Toynbee quotes David Laws, now back in government, as saying: “As a liberal,…
It is time for feminism to become a central pillar of Labour’s manifesto for 2015
In Britain, as across the world, the history of socialism is a history of transformation, progress and change…
Ed Miliband – two years in, the verdict
Ed Miliband was elected as Labour leader on September 25th 2010, so on the second anniversary of that…
A conference without fireworks – and this is a good thing
Usually I would be writing a column at about this point, a week before Labour’s Annual Conference, setting…
Appeasement of UKIP is damaging Britain’s global standing
Political partnerships are difficult – especially, it seems, with the Conservative Party. Just ask the Lib Dems or…
Lib Dems are talking tough on tax avoidance – we’ve heard it all before
Right on cue, at the start of their party conference, Lib Dem Ministers are talking tough about a…
Is journalism clinging to an outdated way of doing things? Yes, but to be fair, so is politics…
So Guardian journo David Leigh has argued in favour of a £2 per month tax on broadband to…
Want to really restore trust in politics? Stop the lying and duplicity
I’ve been stewing all day about Nick Clegg’s assertion that his apology was right, on the basis that:…
