Around the houses
David Steel’s admirable persistence in seeking incremental improvements to the House of Lords is about to be rewarded…
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‘Nobody said anything’? You’re wrong, Your Grace
To the many friends of the late David Cairns, Archbishop Philip Tartaglia’s comments about him will be beyond…
Miliband is right to meet Romney – but he should call him out on vile dog whistle race politics
When it was confirmed yesterday that Ed Miliband would be meeting Mitt Romney during his trip to see…
What is an apprentice?
In the past year youth unemployment has increased by 306%, in my own constituency of Islwyn the figure…
Renewing the Reward for Responsibility
As we mark the 70th anniversary of the Beveridge Report, I want to show how the contributory principle…
Microcredit can kick start self-employment
It pains me to say so, but the coalition have come up with one good idea. They call…
Working class candidates need genuine access to the political system – encouragement is not enough
There is a crisis of working class representation in Parliament. While there is no shortage of talented working…
Labour should commit to close a prison
Prevention is better than cure; in the long run it may also be cheaper. Yet as a nation…
All of the above Tom, not just Target Tories
Tom Haris writes: “The “strategy” of targeting those who opted out of the democratic process ten years ago…
The government are making 100,000 families worse off – anyone surprised?
Anyone surprised that the government’s changes to the Child Support Agency are going to make 100,000 families worse…
