Young Labour, Old Labour and the stubborn ignorance of reality from the right
Next weekend is Young Labour’s annual conference. I’m no longer eligible to attend – and it’s with some…
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As deadly for a person’s health as smoking, alcohol or obesity
The latest victims of the Tory-led coalition’s austerity agenda are the elderly and vulnerable people who depend on…
It’s the hope I can’t stand
This is not the blog post I expected to write. I’ve been on the NPF for just under…
The most important election in history
It’s the most important election in history tomorrow. It could destroy the Obama Presidency and stillbirth Hollande’s. It…
Dear Politicians, You suck. yours, the electorate.
If my job was persuading the people of Britain that I should be trusted with the future of…
Why on earth is the NPF meeting just days before people are elected to it?
I’ve already written about Ed Miliband’s “brave” speech to the National Policy Forum today, and we’ll be bringing…
A chance for change
An earlier version of this article was published under the name of David Talbot. We apologise for this…
The NHS is being put at arm’s length of an elected government
Much of the anger about private influence in the NHS has focused on the provision of care. An…
We need to keep up the pressure over child poverty
In 1999 Tony Blair made a big and bold commitment to eliminating child poverty within a generation. This…
A growing head of steam
If you’ve ever been to a trade union conference, you’ll have experienced the strange feeling of déjà vu.…
