Nine months on, riot victims are still waiting for compensation
The riots which started in London nine months ago shocked the world. At the time, I said that…
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A British ritual – the Annual Humiliation of Ministers
Ritual plays an important role in our public life. The political year is measured out by the pomp…
Big companies can afford a living wage
Many of the UK’s largest employers could afford to pay their staff a ‘living wage’ without taking a…
Jon Cruddas is back – about bloody time
A couple of days after Ed Miliband was announced leader of the Labour party in 2010, I ran…
Mulder, Scully, Ed and the Fabians
I’m an odd sort of politico at times. Like all other political obsessives, I have my passions, my…
Missing People missing from the Queen’s Speech
One of the many surprises caused by its absence from the Queen’s Speech was any mention of the…
PMQs verdict: The balance of power has shifted
Something has happened in the last few weeks. Perhaps it’s the return to recession, the revelations that drip…
The Tories need a new Darling
It’s becoming more obvious now. The wayward curls, the sagging jowls, the general air of world-weariness and dogged…
A small but significant reshuffle
The reshuffle is done and dusted then, for the time being at least. It won’t be long before…
Slashing employee rights is no substitute for a proper growth strategy
Imagine a world where, instead of standing outside your local train station handing out leaflets, wearing down the…
