Nick Clegg is the Lib Dem leader who killed PR
We should not be surprised that the deepest fissure in the Coalition, the one that makes its fracture…
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The Financial Transaction Tax – and a more responsible form of capitalism
The Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) is being debated in two important fora this week – the meeting of…
The Day After – House of Lords Reform Next Steps
Yesterday, Labour MPs contributed to the biggest majority in favour of House of Lords reform in history. We…
PMQs Verdict: David Cameron looks very lonely indeed
Ed Miliband won PMQs today, and with relative ease. Don’t take my word for it – even ConHome…
Trident is draining money away from other areas of government expenditure
In an article on LabourList, the Shadow Defence Minister Kevan Jones has adopted the mantra of ‘too far…
Councils need an answer on how to fund social care
Tomorrow, over a year since the Dilnot Commission on Funding of Care and Support reported back to Government,…
Fisking the case against Lords reform
If Labour has a sense of triumphalism or schadenfreude at the withdrawal of the programme motion on the…
Why a Service ethos matters
By Jim Murphy and Stephen Twigg Our Armed Forces embody the highest values of public service. Labour has…
Tonight – Labour MPs should hold their noses and vote with Cameron and Clegg
Update: Since this post was published, the government have withdrawn the programme motion. It’s no surprise to me…
EDL’s knock on the door for all of us
It’s not often when you find a constituent has knocked on your office door in the European Parliament,…
